Caeau Bronydd-mawr, Trecastle

#2 among attractions in Trecastle

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Caeau Bronydd-mawr is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Brecknock, Powys, Wales. It is a fen meadow, notable for its contrasting neutral and acid grassland areas. The site is under private ownership. ()

Area: 19.74 acres (0.0308 mi²)Coordinates: 51°57'28"N, 3°37'26"W

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Trecastle United Kingdom

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Caeau Bronydd-mawr – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Llyn y Fan Fawr, Fan Brycheiniog, Black Mountain, Usk Reservoir.

6.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn y Fan Fawr, Brecon Beacons
158 min walk • Llyn y Fan Fawr is a natural lake in the county of Powys, Wales. It lies at the foot of Fan Brycheiniog, the highest peak of the Black Mountain range within the Brecon Beacons National Park.
6.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fan Brycheiniog, Brecon Beacons
162 min walk • Fan Brycheiniog is the highest peak at a height of 802.5 metres in the Black Mountain region of the Brecon Beacons National Park in southern Wales.
6.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Black Mountain, Brecon Beacons
163 min walk • The Black Mountain is a mountain range in South, Mid and West Wales, straddling the county boundary between Carmarthenshire and Brecknockshire and forming the westernmost range of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Its highest point is Fan Brycheiniog at 802 metres or 2,631 ft.
4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Usk Reservoir, Brecon Beacons
103 min walk • The Usk Reservoir is located in the upper Usk Valley, at 1,050 feet above sea level, in the western part of the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales.
0.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Castle Tump, Trecastle
17 min walk • Castle Tump is an early 11th-century motte and bailey castle in Trecastle, Powys, Wales.
3.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cefn Llechid, Brecon Beacons
98 min walk • Cefn Llechid is a small area of unenclosed land in the Brecon Beacons National Park east of Sennybridge in the county of Powys, Wales. It lies within Fforest Fawr Geopark. Its plateau-like summit surface peaks at 400m where it is marked by a trig point. A couple of small bodies of water lie in a hollow on the plateau.
5.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fan Bwlch Chwyth, Brecon Beacons
140 min walk • Fan Bwlch Chwyth is a peak in the Fforest Fawr section of the Brecon Beacons National Park and within the county of Powys. Its summit is marked by a trig point at OS grid ref SN 912217.
3.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mynydd Bach Trecastell, Brecon Beacons
92 min walk • Mynydd Bach Trecastell is a hill on the border between the counties of Carmarthenshire and Powys in southwest Wales. It lies within the Black Mountain of the Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark.
5.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Cray Reservoir, Brecon Beacons
136 min walk • Cray Reservoir is a storage reservoir located in the Brecon Beacons National Park for the water supply to the city of Swansea in South Wales and was built between 1898 and 1908 by Swansea Corporation.
4.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Glasfynydd Forest, Brecon Beacons
113 min walk • Glasfynydd Forest is an extensive area of coniferous plantations in the west of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. It straddles the border between the counties of Powys and Carmarthenshire.
4.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mynydd Myddfai, Brecon Beacons
125 min walk • Mynydd Myddfai is a hill 4.5 miles southeast of Llandovery in the county of Carmarthenshire, southwest Wales. It lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark.