Y Garn Goch, Brecon Beacons

Name: Y Garn Goch
Address: Brecon Beacons, United Kingdom

#43 among attractions in Brecon Beacons

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Y Garn Goch is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the east of Carmarthenshire, Wales. The name means the 'red cairn'. It lies near the village of Bethlehem, three miles southwest of Llangadog and four miles east of Llandeilo on the southern side of the broad Towy Valley. It is also commonly known as either Garn Goch or Carn Goch. Current owners and land managers are the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority. ()

Coordinates: 51°54'6"N, 3°54'13"W

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Brecon Beacons United Kingdom

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Y Garn Goch – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Carreg Cennen Castle, Bridge Street, St Teilo's Church, Tair Carn Uchaf.

3.5 miS
Forts and castles, Historical place, View point
Carreg Cennen Castle, Brecon Beacons
91 min walk • Carreg Cennen Castle is a castle sited on a high rocky outcrop overlooking the River Cennen, close to the village of Trap, four miles south of Llandeilo in Carmarthenshire, Wales.
4.2 miW
Bridge
Bridge Street, Llandeilo
108 min walk • Llandeilo Bridge is a Grade II* listed road bridge crossing the River Towy in Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It carries the main A483 road towards Ffairfach.
4 miW
Church
St Teilo's Church, Llandeilo
103 min walk • The St Teilo's Church, is an Anglican parish church in the town of Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The fabric of the building has medieval origins but stands on a much older site and was rebuilt in the early eighteenth century.
4.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tair Carn Uchaf, Brecon Beacons
120 min walk • Tair Carn Uchaf is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales. Its summit sits atop a plateau-like ridge at 482 metres above sea level and is marked by one of the three huge cairns which give the mountain its name.
4.4 miW
Church
St Tyfi's Church, Llandeilo
114 min walk • St Tyfi's Church is the former parish church of Llandyfeisant, near Llandeilo and part of the Dinefwr Park estate in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It was dedicated to the Welsh saint Tyfei, nephew of Saint Teilo.
3.5 miSW
Protected area
Tregyb Woodlands, Llandeilo
88 min walk • Tregyb Woodlands is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Carmarthen & Dinefwr, Wales. Designated as a SSSI since 1980 as a conservation effort to protect and conserve the site, its area is 27 hectares.
4.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Llygad Llwchwr, Brecon Beacons
109 min walk • Llygad Llwchwr is a 1.2 km-long cave system in the Black Mountain which forms the westernmost range of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales.
4.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Carreg Dwfn, Brecon Beacons
124 min walk • Carreg Dwfn is a hill four miles southeast of Llandeilo and just to the south of the village of Trap in the county of Carmarthenshire, south Wales. It lies at the western extremity of the Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark. Its summit at 283 metres is towards the eastern end of a rocky east-west-aligned ridge.
3.4 miS
Park
Carreg Cennan, Brecon Beacons
88 min walk • Carreg Cennan is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The site consists of a 19.5-hectare strip of land surrounding a line of carboniferous limestone cliffs.
1.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Trichrug, Brecon Beacons
40 min walk • Trichrug is a hill four miles east of Llandeilo and 3 miles south of Llangadog in the county of Carmarthenshire, southwest Wales. It lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark. Its summit at a height of 415m above sea level is marked by a trig point. It is a Marilyn with a prominence of 191 metres.
4.4 miSE
Neighbourhood
South Wales Traverse
112 min walk • The South Wales Traverse is a long distance fell running challenge across the mountains of south Wales. It is a linear route of around 120 kilometres taking in some 31 summits over 610 metres high, providing around 5,500 metres of ascent.