The Top 20 Natural Monuments in Powys
Powys’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20
beautiful natural monuments in Powys. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
beautiful natural monuments in Powys. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
Last updated: November 14, 2025
Pen y Fan
Highlight • Summit
Chief of the Brecon Beacons and the highest summit in south Wales, Pen y Fan is a hugely popular peak with routes to the top to suit everyone from first …
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Corn Du summit
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Corn Du is rarely climbed alone, but as a peak added to an expedition to Pen y Fan. The climb up is a great one though and the views from …
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Waun Fach summit
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A silent giant, Waun Fach is the highest point in South Wales' Black Mountains. Its gradual slopes and the flat nature of its summit mean that it can hardly be …
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Fan Brycheiniog summit and stone shelter
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Poised and elegant, Fan Brycheiniog is the climax of a striking escarpment edge in the Black Mountain range of the western Brecon Beacons. From sculpted valleys to pretty tarns, the …
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Hay Bluff
Highlight • Viewpoint
This is a beautiful area and is popular with hikers, paracenders, bikers and the general population at large. There is a narrow single track road, with ample passing places, that …
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Fan Frynych Trig Point
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The steep rocky slopes, sharp escarpments and crags are home to rare arctic-alpine plants. These are at their southernmost location in the UK and are not found again until the …
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Twmpa (Lord Hereford’s Knob)
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Twmpa, or Lord Hereford's Knob, is a mountain in southeast Wales, forming a part of the great northwest scarp of the Black Mountains. It lies 1.86 miles (3 km) west …
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Mynydd Llangorse Summit
Highlight • Viewpoint
An outlier of the Black Mountains, Mynydd Llangorse is an easily accessible hill that provides glorious views on a clear day. Its bridleways and byways are popular with horseriders and …
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Fan Fawr summit
Highlight • Summit
Fan Fawr is one of the great peaks of the Brecon Beacons. At 734 m, it doesn't achieve the lofty heights of its neighbours across the valley, but it complements …
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Corndon Hill summit trig point and cairn
Highlight • Historical Site
Interestingly, the summit trig point stands on the remains of one of several Bronze Age burial cairns you can see on Corndon. The views from the summit are breathtaking; stretching …
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