What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire.
Usk Reservoir is situated at the foot of the Black Mountain, the highest peak in the Brecon Beacons range at 886 meters. The area is geologically significant for its Carboniferous limestone and is surrounded by folklore linked to the ancient Welsh landscape of the region.
Places near here
Forest north of Usk reservoirForest or wood · 466 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Usk ReservoirReservoir · 735 yd
Standing stone on Mynydd Myddfai above Usk reservoirStanding or carved stone · 982 yd
Forest Carpark south of Usk ReservoirForest or wood · 1098 yd
Fedw FawrMountain / peak · 1422 yd
Welsh Mountain PoniesMountain or hill · 1626 yd
Mynydd MyddfaiMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Black CockTrackway · 1.9 mi
Esgair FeithgenFarmstead · 2.0 mi
Trecastle Mountain Eastern CircleMountain or hill · 2.1 mi
Waterfall on Nant MelynWaterfall · 2.7 mi
Red Kite Feeding StationHeritage attraction · 3.0 miOther information
Photo: Andrew Hill · CC BY-SA 2.0