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Cribyn (Welsh pronunciation:) is a mountain in the Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog) with an elevation of 2608 feet (or 795 metres), about 300 feet lower than the neighbouring peaks of Pen y Fan and Corn Du.
A soldier training in the Brecon Beacons above Llyn y Fan Fawr. The Brecon Beacons are used for training members of the UK armed forces and military reservists. The Army's Infantry Battle School is located at Brecon, [18] and the Special Air Service (SAS) and Special Boat Service use the area to test the fitness of applicants.
Brecon Beacons National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog) – founded in 1957, stretching from Llandeilo in the west to Hay-on-Wye in the east, covering 1,344 square kilometres (519 sq mi) [4] and encompassing four main regions – the Black Mountain in the west, Fforest Fawr and the Brecon Beacons in the centre, and the Black ...
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The Sugar Loaf (Welsh: Mynydd Pen-y-fâl) is a hill situated two miles (3.2 km) north-west of Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, Wales, within the Brecon Beacons National Park. It is the southernmost of the summit peaks of the Black Mountains , and rises to 1,955 feet (596 metres).
Located in the Brecon Beacons and hosts live firing and dry training activities. Hills Phase of UK Special Forces selection takes place here. [287] Stanford: England Norfolk 1942 Contains a mock Afghanistan village and complex trench facilities, now used primarily for training the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Pen-y-crug is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county of Powys, south Wales. It is commonly referred to locally as simply 'The Crug' (pronounced cree-g). [citation needed] The Welsh name signifies 'top of the mound'. It slopes are moderately gently on three sides; only to the west do they steepen somewhat.
Dan yr Ogof (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈdan ər ˈoːɡɔv]), at the National Showcaves Centre for Wales, is a 17-kilometre (11 mi) long cave system in south Wales, about 5 miles (8 km) north of Ystradgynlais and 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Brecon, in the Brecon Beacons National Park.