Pen-y-gaer

Heritage Site in Montgomeryshire

Wales

Pen-y-gaer

Bechan Brook, looking down stream, Bettws Cedewain Taken from the road bridge shortly after noon on Christmas Day.
Things have changed since I first took a similar shot, shortly after the flood of July 2007 <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/504818" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/504818">Link</a>. It's not all down to summer foliage.
Bechan Brook, looking down stream, Bettws Cedewain Credit: Penny Mayes

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Bechan Brook, looking down stream, Bettws Cedewain Taken from the road bridge shortly after noon on Christmas Day.
Things have changed since I first took a similar shot, shortly after the flood of July 2007 <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/504818" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/504818">Link</a>. It's not all down to summer foliage.
Bechan Brook, looking down stream, Bettws Cedewain
Taken from the road bridge shortly after noon on Christmas Day. Things have changed since I first took a similar shot, shortly after the flood of July 2007 Link. It's not all down to summer foliage.
Bechan Brook, looking up stream, Bettws Cedewain Taken from the road bridge shortly after noon on Christmas Day.
You can see, on the right, the water has been higher recently, from the rain we've had since the frost (and snow on the uplands) last week.
Bechan Brook, looking up stream, Bettws Cedewain
Taken from the road bridge shortly after noon on Christmas Day. You can see, on the right, the water has been higher recently, from the rain we've had since the frost (and snow on the uplands) last week.
Pentre Llifior Methodist Chapel With the gateway decorated with blue and yellow bunting - for Ukraine I guess.
I've always rather liked the position of this chapel, perched on the edge of a pretty hidden valley - see <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/587791" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/587791">Link</a>.
Pentre Llifior Methodist Chapel
With the gateway decorated with blue and yellow bunting - for Ukraine I guess. I've always rather liked the position of this chapel, perched on the edge of a pretty hidden valley - see Link.
St Beuno's, Bettws Cedewain
St Beuno's, Bettws Cedewain
Bettws Flood 2007
Bettws Flood 2007
Bettws Flood 2007
Bettws Flood 2007
Bettws Flood 2007
Bettws Flood 2007
Bettws Flood 2007
Bettws Flood 2007
Bettws Flood 2007
Bettws Flood 2007
Bull and Heifer, Bettws Cedewain This appears to be a recently established business.  On Google Maps it appears to be a private house with high hedges concealing most of this approach to the building.
Bull and Heifer, Bettws Cedewain
This appears to be a recently established business. On Google Maps it appears to be a private house with high hedges concealing most of this approach to the building.
Church of St Beuno, Bettws Cedewain View of the church from the church gate.  It has a distinctive wooden top to the tower.
Church of St Beuno, Bettws Cedewain
View of the church from the church gate. It has a distinctive wooden top to the tower.
White painted houses in Bettws
White painted houses in Bettws
The road into Bettws from Berriew
The road into Bettws from Berriew
The road down to Bettws
The road down to Bettws
Bettws Cedewain Community Hall
Bettws Cedewain Community Hall
Entrance to Henfaes On road leaving Bettws Cedewain
Entrance to Henfaes
On road leaving Bettws Cedewain
Church of St. Beuno, Bettws Cedewain Grade 2 listed church.
Church of St. Beuno, Bettws Cedewain
Grade 2 listed church.
Dragon at Bus Stop A dragon waiting for a bus at Bettws Cedewain.
Dragon at Bus Stop
A dragon waiting for a bus at Bettws Cedewain.
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Pen-y-gaer is located at Grid Ref: SO1397 (Lat: 52.568, Lng: -3.277)

Unitary Authority: Powys

Police Authority: Dyfed Powys

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Located within 500m of 52.568,-3.277
Direction: 165
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Solar Modules: 12
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 52.5636703/-3.278269
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