Corn Du by munki-boy
Corn Du
Corn Du is in Brecon Beacons National Park in The Wales.
Corn Du, pronounced Corn Dee meaning ‘Black Horn’, is the second highest mountain in South Wales at 873 metres (2,864 ft) and is situated in the Brecon Beacons National Park.
The summit is marked by a well structured Bronze Age cairn with a central burial cist.
The views from the peak are panoramic and very extensive.
The summit is flat and anvil shaped. It is formed from Devonian age sandstones from the Upper Old Red Sandstone, known as the Plateau Beds. The rock strata are clearly visible at the edge of the escarpment, where they form a resistant edge to the cliff. The same strata are visible all along the escarpment facing north, as well as the rearward edge facing south-east and lying behind the main peak.
Created: 5 September 2016 Edited: 29 November 2023
Corn Du Details
Corn Du is a 873 metre high mountain in Powys.
Corn Du
Corn Du LiDAR Map
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Local History around Corn Du
There are some historic monuments around including:
Cefn Esgair-Carnau round cairn (S) Standing Stone near Traeth Bach Glog Las round cairn Cefn Esgair-carnau Burnt Mound Earthwork 675m W of Dan-y-Cefn Cross-Slab in Churchyard Rhyd Uchaf Hillfort Cefn Esgair-Carnau round cairn and long hut Twyn-y-Gaer Storey Arms Anti-invasion Defences Waun Tincer round cairn Fan Frynych kerb cairn Enclosure West of Nant Cwm Llwch Y Gyrn longhuts Afon Hepste Settlement Enclosure Y Gyrn hut platform (N) Craig Cerrig-Gleisiad Deserted Rural Settlement Mynydd y Garn Lluest East Ton Teg Hut Settlement Brecon CastleSlwch CampRoman Road on Mynydd Illtyd, south-western section Twyn Garreg Wen Cairn Cefn Esgair-Carnau round cairn (N) Plas-y-Gaer Camp Bedd Gwyl Illtyd round cairn Town Wall at Watton MountCilwhybert Castle Mound Brecon BridgeWaunfaeog Hillfort Blaen Glyn Round Cairn Standing Stone on Mynydd Illtyd Craig Cerrig-Gleisiad Prehistoric Settlement Llwyn-on Farmstead Two Cairns on Traeth Mawr Lower Neuadd Standing Stone Y Gyrn hut platforms Y Gyrn Hut Platform (S)Town Wall and Gatehouse at Captain's WalkRoman Road on Mynydd Illtyd, North-Eastern section .
