Brecon
Brecon is a Town in the county of Powys.
Brecon postcode: LD3 7DG
There are great places to visit near Brecon including some great waterfalls, mountains, caves and ancient sites.
Don't miss Sgwd Yr Eira, Dan Yr Ogof Waterfalls, Sgwd Isaf Clun Gwyn, and Sgwd Y Pannwr's waterfalls if visiting the area around Brecon.
Don't miss Corn Du, and Pen y Fan's mountains if visiting the area around Brecon.
Dan Yr Ogof is a great place to visit close to Brecon if you like caves.
There are a several good ancient sites in the area around Brecon like Maen Llia Standing Stone.
Brecon History
There are some historic monuments around Brecon:
- The Peterstone
- Castle Mound 800m NNW of Ty'n-y-Caeau
- Twyn-y-Gaer
- Cilwhybert Castle Mound
- Battle Standing Stone
- Y Gyrn hut platform (N)
- Pen-y-Crug
- Coed Fenni-Fach Camp
- St Eluned's Chapel and Well
- The Gaer, Brecon
- Castle Madoc Mound
- Cross-Slab in Churchyard
- Plas-y-Gaer Camp
- Western Camp
- Twyn Llechfaen Hillfort
- Brecon Bridge
- Moated Site 800m NE of Felinfach
- Llanfilo Camp
- Moated Site 670m NE of Lower Penwaun
- Blaen Glyn Round Cairn
- Coed y Caerau Camp
- Gaer Fach
- Moated Site E of Pont-y-Bat Wood
- Gaer Fawr
- Cwm Cwareli Longhouse and Long Hut
- Castell Madoc Ringwork
- Ty Illtyd Long Barrow
- Cross-Slab in Church
- Earthworks South West of Llanddew Church
- Town Wall at Watton Mount
- Lower Neuadd Standing Stone
- Llanddew Castle
- Standing Stone on Mynydd Illtyd
- Brecon Castle
- Rhyd Uchaf Hillfort
- Town Wall and Gatehouse at Captain's Walk
- Earthwork 675m W of Dan-y-Cefn
- Brynich Aqueduct (Brecknock & Abergavenny Canal)
- Corn y Fan Camp
- Aberyscir Castle Mound
- Fennifach Standing Stone
- Enclosure West of Nant Cwm Llwch
- Oaklands Moated Site
- Twyn-y-Gaer
- Tyle Clydach Hillfort
- Slwch Camp
- Waunfaeog Hillfort
- Y Gyrn Hut Platform (S)
- Storey Arms Anti-invasion Defences
- Aberyscir Round Cairn
- Y Gyrn hut platforms
- Coed y Brenin Enclosure
- Cross-Slab in Church
- Bailey Bach Round Cairn and Cist
- Y Gyrn longhuts
- Alexanderstone Mound and Bailey Castle
- Llandefaelog Fach Motte
