Bryn yr Ŵyn

#6991 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Bryn yr Ŵyn, or Hill of the Lambs, is a Dewey in the foothills of Pumlumon between Aberystwyth and Welshpool in Wales. The summit height is 502 m and the prominence, or relative height, is 32 metres. ()

Coordinates: 52°31'12"N, 3°42'36"W

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Bryn yr Ŵyn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bryntail lead mine, Clywedog Reservoir, Plynlimon, Ffrwd Fawr Waterfall.

5.8 miSE
Archaeological site
Bryntail lead mine, Llanidloes
148 min walk • Bryntail lead mine is a disused lead mine near Llanidloes in Powys, Wales. Sited on the Afon Clywedog and in the shadow on the Clywedog reservoir damn, it is in the care of Cadw. There were three main shafts, Murray's, Gundry's and Western shaft.
4.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Clywedog Reservoir
117 min walk • The Clywedog Reservoir is a reservoir near Llanidloes, Wales on the head-waters of the River Severn. The construction of the reservoir was enabled by an Act of Parliament which asserted that "At certain times the flow of water in the river is inadequate.. unless that flow were...
4.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Plynlimon
122 min walk • Pumlumon is the highest point of the Cambrian Mountains in Wales, and the highest point in Mid Wales. It is a massif that dominates the surrounding countryside and is the highest point of Ceredigion.
2.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Ffrwd Fawr Waterfall, Llanidloes
57 min walk • Ffrwd Fawr is a waterfall in Powys, Wales.
2.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Hafren Forest
76 min walk • Hafren Forest lies north-west of Llanidloes, an ancient market town in Mid Wales.
6.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Nant-y-moch Reservoir
167 min walk • Nant-y-moch Reservoir Welsh pronunciation is situated in the Cambrian Mountains in northern Ceredigion, Wales, near Pumlumon. The reservoir which flooded a part of the valley of the River Rheidol and its headwaters derives its name from a stream, the Nant-y-moch, which formerly flowed into the River Rheidol at this spot.
6.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Y Garn
158 min walk • Y Garn is a subsidiary summit of Pen Pumlumon Fawr and the fourth highest peak on the Plynlimon massif, a part of the Cambrian Mountains in the county of Ceredigion, Wales.
2.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Canyon
Dylife Gorge
60 min walk • The Dylife Gorge, located near Dylife, Powys, Mid Wales, was carved by the action of the last Ice age. It is headed by the Ffrwd Fawr Waterfall. Before the last Ice age, the River Twymyn did not flow through the valley. When the valley was filled by a glacier, the ice ground out a U-shaped glaciated valley.
0.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Banc Bugeilyn
24 min walk • Banc Bugeilyn is a hill found in Plynlimon between Aberystwyth and Welshpool in the United Kingdom; grid reference SN826925. The summit is class as a Dewey. The height of the summit from sea level is 551 m.
5.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Pistyll y Llyn, Machynlleth
139 min walk • Pistyll y Llyn is one of the tallest waterfalls in Wales and the United Kingdom. It is a horsetail style set of falls which are located in the Cambrian Mountains about 2+1⁄2 miles from Glaspwll in Powys, Wales.
3.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pen Pumlumon Arwystli
89 min walk • Pen Pumlumon Arwystli is the second highest summit on the Plynlimon massif, a part of the Cambrian Mountains in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. The summit is grassy, and is marked by 3 large ancient cairns.