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.
There are a number of waterfalls near Rhayader including Sgwd Yr Eira, Dan Yr Ogof Waterfalls, Sgwd Isaf Clun Gwyn, and Sgwd Y Pannwr.
Rhayader's best nearby mountains can be found at Corn Du, and Pen y Fan.
Dan Yr Ogof is a great place to visit close to Rhayader if you like caves.
Maen Llia Standing Stone is one of Rhayader's best, nearby ancient sites to visit in Rhayader.
Rhayader History
There are some historic monuments around Rhayader:
- Cwm y Saeson Standing Stone
- Standing Stone & Round Barrow SE of Henriw
- Gro Hill cairn cemetery
- Crugyn Tumulus
- Doldowlod Pillbox
- Round Barrows 400m NNW of Beili Hwlyn
- Round Cairn 130m E of Cryn-Fryn
- Bronze Age round barrow NW of Glan-marteg
- Ring Cairn on Garn Lwyd
- Cefn Ty-Mawr
- Glog Fawr Platform Cairn
- Round Cairn to NW of Gro Hill
- Hafotau Settlement on Bryn Melys
- Nant y Gro round cairn
- Beddau Folau Chambered Tomb
- Pen-y-bont Standing Stone
- Rhos y Gelynnen Stone Row
- Ffynnon Mary Burnt Mound 300m SE of Carn Wen
- Two Round Cairns on y Gamriw
- Rhos y Gelynnen Ring Cairn
- Cairns and Standing Stones on Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd
- Crugian Bach Enclosure
- Carn Wen cairn
- Rhayader Castle
- Carreg Bica Round Cairn
- Three Round Cairns on y Gamriw
- Drysgol Platform
- Llethyr Waun-lwyd ring cairn
- Cwm Sidywal settlements
- Tomen Llansantffraid
- St Harmon Roman road
- Roman Marching Camp (revealed by aerial photography) 500m SSE of Glan-yr-Afon
- Cefn Bychan Mound (Pillow Mound)
- Saith-Maen Standing Stones
- The Mount Round Barrow near Maes-y-Gwaelod
- Bronze Age tumulus north of Beili Haulwen
- Castell y Garn
- Pen-llys Earthwork
- Domen-ddu round barrows
- Hafen standing stone pair
- Ty'n y Pant round cairns
- Corn Drying Kiln 340m S of Cryn-Fryn
- Cnych Round Barrow
- Maen Serth, Esgair Dderw
- Banc Ystrad-wen cairn cemetery
- Pont Marteg, cairn circle to E of
- Nant y Llyn Stone Row
- Gorllwyn round cairns
- Esgairperfedd Marching Camp
- Beili-Bedw Earthworks
- Gro Hill round cairn
- Nant y Postau round cairn
- Recumbent Standing Stone 100m E of Crugian Bach Stone Circle
- Ty Lettice Roman road
- Elan Valley Pillboxes
- Ty-Lettice Round Barrow
- Clap yr Arian cairn
- Y Glog Fawr cairn
- Nant y Llyn cist
- Creggin Round Barrow
- Nant-y-Gro Dam
- Crugian Bach stone circle
- Ty'n y Graig round cairn
- Llyn Gwyn Earthwork
- Dol-y-Fan Round Cairn
- Corn Gafallt Cairn Cemetery
- Nant y Gro round cairns
- Round Barrow NE of Cefn-Ceido Hall
- Carn Pantmaenllwyd cairn
- Ringwork near Coed Ty-Mawr
- Carn-y-Geifr
- Garth cairn cemetery
- Nant Gwynllyn Standing stone
- Standing Stone, Llanwrthwl Churchyard
- Gurnos ring cairn
- Hafotau Settlement on Esgair Gwar-y-Cae
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.
