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Fan Fawr is the highest summit in the Fforest Fawr area

Fforest Fawr (Welsh pronunciation: [ˌfɔrɛst ˈvau̯r], transl. "Great Forest")[1] is an extensive upland area in the county of Powys, Wales. Formerly known as the Great Forest of Brecknock in English, it was a royal hunting area for several centuries but is now used primarily for sheep grazing, forestry, water catchment and recreation. It lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park.

  1. ^ "Basic Facts about the National Park" (PDF). Brecon Beacons National Park Authority. 2012.

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Fforest Fawr

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Fforest Fawr (Welsh pronunciation: [ˌfɔrɛst ˈvau̯r], transl. "Great Forest") is an extensive upland area in the county of Powys, Wales. Formerly known...

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Fforest Fawr Geopark

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-3.321 Waterfalls Centre Mountain Centre Llandovery Heritage Centre Fforest Fawr Geopark is a Geopark in the Brecon Beacons National Park, south Wales...

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Brecon Beacons National Park

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area of 1,344 square kilometres (519 sq mi). The Brecon Beacons and Fforest Fawr uplands form the central section of the park. To the east are the Black...

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Brecon Beacons

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Sere, Cwm Cynwyn, Cwm Oergwm and Cwm Cwareli. The Brecon Beacons range, Fforest Fawr, and Black Mountain form a continuous massif of high ground above 300...

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Pen y Fan

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a late-glacial moraine. The mountain is the highest point within the Fforest Fawr Geopark which was established in 2005 to promote economic development...

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Fan Fawr

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Fan Fawr (Welsh for 'great peak') is a mountain in the Fforest Fawr section of the Brecon Beacons National Park, in Powys, Wales and over 734 m (2,408 ft)...

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Porth yr Ogof

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Porth yr Ogof is a solutional cave near the village of Ystradfellte, near the southern boundary of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. It lies on...

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Corn Du

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peaks are also panoramic and very extensive, the Black Mountain and Fforest Fawr being especially obvious to the west. Mynydd Epynt is visible to the...

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Fforest Fach

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unenclosed land to the south which is known as Fforest Fawr or the 'great forest'. Whilst Fforest Fawr and Fforest Fach have been distinct areas for many centuries...

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Picws Du

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it is a subsidiary summit of Fan Brycheiniog. Picws Du falls within Fforest Fawr Geopark and its prominent summit is marked by a large Bronze Age round...

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Dan yr Ogof

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Dan yr Ogof (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈdan ər ˈoːɡɔv]), at the National Showcaves Centre for Wales, is a 17-kilometre (11 mi) long cave system in south Wales...

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Defynnog Yew

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The Defynnog Yew (Welsh: Ywen Defynnog) (SN9253027960) is one of a group of ancient yews (Taxus baccata) in the churchyard of St Cynog's Church, which...

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Cadair Fawr

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Fawr is a hill in the northern corner of the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr...

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Robot of Sherwood

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location filming taking place in Fforest Fawr on 15 April 2014, and later at Caerphilly Castle on 17 April. Both Fforest Fawr and Caerphilly Castle had previously...

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The Bastard Executioner

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possible shooting locations in Wales, including Caerphilly Castle and Fforest Fawr. Filming began on 23, 2015. The show's producers spent 10 months considering...

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Reservoir

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Mid Wales – Llyn Clywedog". Retrieved 20 September 2015. "Reservoirs". Fforest Fawr Geopark. 2011. "International Association for Coastal Reservoir Research"...

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Dyfed

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Dyfed, is mostly hilly, except for the river valleys and coastal strip. Fforest Fawr and Black Mountain extend into the east of Carmarthenshire and the Cambrian...

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Pontsticill Reservoir

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in south Wales. It lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark. The 110 ft high embankment has, since its completion in 1927...

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Cefn Cul

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Cefn Cul is a hill in the Fforest Fawr sector of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, southern Wales. It is a broad north-northeast to south-southwest...

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River Sawdde

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of its course it flows through the Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark. The river rises on the northern slopes of the Black Mountain...

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Llandovery

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fort. Llandovery lies just north of Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark, whose geological heritage is celebrated. These designated landscapes...

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Fan Brycheiniog

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neighbouring county of Carmarthenshire. Fan Brycheiniog is also within the Fforest Fawr Geopark designated in 2005 in recognition of the area's geological heritage...

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Swansea Canal

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into being as early industries developed at those locations. In 1817, Fforest Fawr (English: Great Forest of Brecon) was enclosed and divided into fields...

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National parks of Wales

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and encompassing four main regions – the Black Mountain in the west, Fforest Fawr and the Brecon Beacons in the centre, and the Black Mountains in the...

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Fan Frynych

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northernmost peak of the Fforest Fawr massif in the Brecon Beacons National Park, South Wales. It is classed as a subsidiary summit of Fan Fawr and makes up half...

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List of forests managed by the Forestry Commission

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Forestry Commission. Retrieved 2 July 2012. "Welcome to the Fforest Fawr Geopark". Fforest Fawr Geopark. Retrieved 2 July 2012. "Glasfynnyd". Forestry Commission...

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Fan Hir

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within the county of Powys and is also a part of the traditional area of Fforest Fawr. Its Welsh name means "long peak", a fitting description, particularly...

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