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