Rhayader
Rhayader is a Town in the county of Powys.
Rhayader postcode: LD6 5AD
There are great places to visit near Rhayader including some great waterfalls, mountains, caves and ancient sites.
The area around Rhayader boasts some of the best waterfalls including Sgwd Yr Eira, Dan Yr Ogof Waterfalls, Sgwd Isaf Clun Gwyn, and Sgwd Y Pannwr.
Rhayader has some unmissable mountains nearby like Corn Du, and Pen y Fan.
Caves to visit near Rhayader include Dan Yr Ogof.
There are a number of ancient sites near to Rhayader including Maen Llia Standing Stone.
Rhayader History
There are some historic monuments around Rhayader:
- Pont Marteg, cairn circle to E of
- Rhos y Gelynnen Stone Row
- Standing Stone, Llanwrthwl Churchyard
- Cnych Round Barrow
- Ty-Lettice Round Barrow
- Hafen standing stone pair
- Tomen Llansantffraid
- Cefn Bychan Mound (Pillow Mound)
- Gurnos ring cairn
- Rhayader Castle
- Gro Hill round cairn
- Corn Gafallt Cairn Cemetery
- Corn Drying Kiln 340m S of Cryn-Fryn
- Ty'n y Pant round cairns
- Crugian Bach stone circle
- Elan Valley Pillboxes
- Gorllwyn round cairns
- Doldowlod Pillbox
- Pen-llys Earthwork
- Banc Ystrad-wen cairn cemetery
- Domen-ddu round barrows
- Bronze Age round barrow NW of Glan-marteg
- Beili-Bedw Earthworks
- Rhos y Gelynnen Ring Cairn
- Drysgol Platform
- Ty'n y Graig round cairn
- Nant y Gro round cairns
- Glog Fawr Platform Cairn
- Creggin Round Barrow
- Carn Pantmaenllwyd cairn
- Cairns and Standing Stones on Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd
- Saith-Maen Standing Stones
- Ring Cairn on Garn Lwyd
- Hafotau Settlement on Esgair Gwar-y-Cae
- Crugyn Tumulus
- Garth cairn cemetery
- Standing Stone & Round Barrow SE of Henriw
- Hafotau Settlement on Bryn Melys
- Roman Marching Camp (revealed by aerial photography) 500m SSE of Glan-yr-Afon
- Cwm Sidywal settlements
- Bronze Age tumulus north of Beili Haulwen
- Nant y Llyn Stone Row
- Cefn Ty-Mawr
- Pen-y-bont Standing Stone
- Llethyr Waun-lwyd ring cairn
- Clap yr Arian cairn
- Nant y Llyn cist
- Round Barrow NE of Cefn-Ceido Hall
- Nant y Postau round cairn
- Recumbent Standing Stone 100m E of Crugian Bach Stone Circle
- Carn Wen cairn
- St Harmon Roman road
- Dol-y-Fan Round Cairn
- Y Glog Fawr cairn
- Nant y Gro round cairn
- Gro Hill cairn cemetery
- Round Barrows 400m NNW of Beili Hwlyn
- Round Cairn to NW of Gro Hill
- Round Cairn 130m E of Cryn-Fryn
- Carreg Bica Round Cairn
- The Mount Round Barrow near Maes-y-Gwaelod
- Nant Gwynllyn Standing stone
- Ringwork near Coed Ty-Mawr
- Ty Lettice Roman road
- Esgairperfedd Marching Camp
- Castell y Garn
- Ffynnon Mary Burnt Mound 300m SE of Carn Wen
- Two Round Cairns on y Gamriw
- Llyn Gwyn Earthwork
- Crugian Bach Enclosure
- Three Round Cairns on y Gamriw
- Nant-y-Gro Dam
- Carn-y-Geifr
- Beddau Folau Chambered Tomb
- Maen Serth, Esgair Dderw
- Cwm y Saeson Standing Stone
Places to see near Rhayader
History of Rhayader
One of the oldest buildings in Rhayader is the Old Swan, which stands on the corner of West and South Streets Rhayader. The original building was mentioned in 1676 as being one of the two inns in Rhayader at that date. Some changes were made in 1683, including the rebuilding of the three chimney stacks, and this date is carved into the old timbers inside the building.
