Dinas Rock, Brecon Beacons

Name: Dinas Rock
Address: Brecon Beacons, United Kingdom

#25 among attractions in Brecon Beacons

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Dinas Rock is a high promontory of Carboniferous Limestone which rises between the Afon Mellte and its left-bank tributary, the Afon Sychryd on the border between the county of Powys and the county borough of Neath Port Talbot in south Wales. It can be found near the village of Pontneddfechan near Glyn Neath at the head of the Vale of Neath. It derives its name from the presence of Iron Age earthworks on its summit, dinas in Welsh signifying a defensive site or "city". ()

Coordinates: 51°45'38"N, 3°34'29"W

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Brecon Beacons United Kingdom

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Dinas Rock – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sgwd Henrhyd, Porth yr Ogof, Llyn Fawr, Craig y Llyn.

4.4 miNW
Natural attraction, Park, Waterfall
Sgwd Henrhyd, Brecon Beacons
114 min walk • Henrhyd Falls in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, is the tallest waterfall in southern Wales with a drop of 90 feet. It lies on National Trust land, in the county of Powys.
2.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Porth yr Ogof, Brecon Beacons
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2.9 miS
Lake, Archaeological site
Llyn Fawr
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3.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Craig y Llyn
79 min walk • Craig y Llyn is a mountain situated to the south of the village of Rhigos in the Cynon Valley on the south side of the upper Vale of Neath and north of the Rhondda Valleys in South Wales; it is the highest point in the traditional county of Glamorgan, and the South Wales Valleys.
4.8 miN
Memorial
Maen Madoc, Brecon Beacons
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1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Waterfall Country, Neath
26 min walk • Waterfall Country is an English name often given to the Vale of Neath in South Wales. The tourist area around the head of valley has an unusually large number of publicly accessible waterfalls.
1.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel Penderyn, Brecon Beacons
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4.6 miSE
Park
Dare Valley Country Park, Aberdare
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0.9 miW
Park
Fforest Fawr Geopark
23 min walk • Fforest Fawr Geopark is a Geopark in the Brecon Beacons National Park, south Wales. It is the first designated Geopark in Wales having gained membership of both the European Geoparks Network and the UNESCO-assisted Global Network of National Geoparks in October 2005.
3 miSW
Church
St Cadoc's Church
77 min walk • St. Cadoc's Church is a Church in Wales church in Glynneath, Wales. It is located in the grounds of the now derelict Aberpergwm House for which it was an estate church.
4.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mynydd-y-glog, Brecon Beacons
109 min walk • Mynydd-y-glog is a hill just east of the village of Penderyn in the northern corner of the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff in south Wales. It lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark. Its summit plateau rises to a height of 389m / 1277 ft at OS grid ref SN 982088, a spot marked by a trig point.