Foel Fraith

Foel Fraith
Foel Fraith viewed from the north
Highest point
Elevation602 m (1,975 ft)
Prominence77 m (253 ft)
Parent peakGarreg Lwyd
ListingHewitt, Nuttall
Coordinates51°50′57″N 3°48′17″W / 51.8491°N 3.8047°W / 51.8491; -3.8047
Naming
Language of nameWelsh
Geography
Map
LocationCarmarthenshire, Wales
Parent rangeBrecon Beacons
OS gridSN757182

Foel Fraith is a hill in the Black Mountain in the county of Carmarthenshire, southwest Wales. It lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark. Its plateau-like summit attains a height of 602 metres (1,975 ft) above sea level. To the north the subsidiary summit of Cefn y Cylchau reaches 556 feet (169 m), and to the southeast is the subsidiary summit of Carn Fadog or Cefn Carn Fadog, which reaches a height of 512 metres (1,680 ft).[1]

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey Explorer map OL12 'Brecon Beacons National Park: western area'