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:
Y Gyrn hut platform (N) Two Cairns on Traeth Mawr Glog Las round cairn Cefn Esgair-Carnau round cairn and long hut Cilwhybert Castle Mound Bedd Gwyl Illtyd round cairn Roman Road on Mynydd Illtyd, south-western section Standing Stone near Traeth Bach Storey Arms Anti-invasion Defences Y Gyrn Hut Platform (S)Craig Cerrig-Gleisiad Deserted Rural Settlement Cefn Esgair-Carnau round cairn (S) Ton Teg Hut Settlement Y Gyrn longhuts Plas-y-Gaer Camp Twyn Garreg Wen Cairn Lower Neuadd Standing Stone Roman Road on Mynydd Illtyd, North-Eastern section Afon Hepste Settlement Enclosure Earthwork 675m W of Dan-y-Cefn Cross-Slab in Churchyard Cefn Esgair-carnau Burnt Mound Mynydd y Garn Lluest East Blaen Glyn Round Cairn Fan Frynych kerb cairn Brecon BridgeStanding Stone on Mynydd Illtyd Waun Tincer round cairn Craig Cerrig-Gleisiad Prehistoric Settlement Enclosure West of Nant Cwm Llwch Slwch CampTown Wall and Gatehouse at Captain's WalkTwyn-y-Gaer Y Gyrn hut platforms Town Wall at Watton MountBrecon CastleCefn Esgair-Carnau round cairn (N) Rhyd Uchaf Hillfort Llwyn-on Farmstead Waunfaeog Hillfort .
