Brecon Beacons National Park
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| Surface: | 1344 km² | ||
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The Brecon Beacons National Park ( Welsh Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog , English Brecon Beacons National Park ) is a national park in South Wales with an area of 1,344 km². The Brecon Beacons form its core .
history
The Brecon Beacons National Park was established in 1957 as the last of the three Welsh national parks. In 2005 the western part of the park became a member of the prestigious Unesco geopark network .
In 2005, a 100 mile hiking trail, the Beacons Way , was inaugurated from Abergavenny via Crickhowell to Bethlehem ( Carmarthenshire ).
There were massive protests in 2006 and 2007 when the South Wales Gas Pipeline announced plans to run a gas pipeline through the park.
In February 2013 he was a dark-sky preserve by the International Dark Sky Association as International Dark Sky Reserve (IDSR, in silver, DSAG class recognized 5), and calls itself since then English Brecon Beacons International Dark Sky Reserve .
geography
Brecon Beacons National Park stretches from the border with England in the east to Swansea in the west. It is crossed by the following mountain ranges:
- Black Mountain (to the west; a wilderness with sharp cliffs and high moors)
- Fforest Fawr ("Great Forest" in the southwestern center; royal hunting ground in the Middle Ages)
- Brecon Beacons (" Brecon Beacons " in the east center)
- Black Mountains (to the east; border with England, overlooked from the 677-meter-high Hay Bluff)
The highest point is the Pen y Fan (886 m), along which the Beacons Horseshoe high- altitude hiking trail runs. More peaks are
These peaks form a horseshoe-shaped mountain range around the delta of the Taf Fechan River in the southeast, as well as elongated parallel spurs towards the northeast. The Taf-Fechan panorama is also called the beacons horseshoe .
The vegetation of the park is determined by moors , forests and pastures. The Llyn Cwm Llwch kettle hole is located near Corn Du . Welsh mountain ponies graze throughout the park .
Due to its climatic and topographic challenges of the park from the British special unit Special Air Service (SAS) for its selection Selection used and as a training ground.
Attractions
The park contains several show caves in the Dan yr Ogof cave system on the A4067. Dan-yr-Ogof is the "National Show Caves of Wales" (The National Showcaves of Wales). In addition to the stalactite caves, there is also a dinosaur exhibition and a reconstructed Ice Age village.
The baptismal font in the village church of Defynogg from the 12th century shows undeciphered characters on the edge, which were long mistaken for runes. At the entrance to the church there is a stone with the Latin inscription "RUGNIATIO FILI VENDONI" from the 5th or 6th century. The Celtic cross dates from the 7th to 9th centuries.
The menhir at Heol Senni stands at the crossroads of two valleys and the Maen Llia is 3.7 m high, after the Growing Stone with four meters, the largest in South Wales. Presumably it served as a trail marker. According to legend, the menhir drinks from the River Nedd every time the crows sing. The chamber tomb of Penywyrlod is located in the north of the national park.
In contrast to the rest of the national park, the area around the small village of Ystradfelly is forested and offers four waterfalls. At Sgwd-yr-Eira , the “waterfall of snow”, visitors can even walk behind the water veil.
In the village of Craig-y-Nos there is a Victorian country house from 1840 that was the first British private home to have an electricity supply. In 1878 the opera singer Adelina Patti bought it and had it expanded. Today the building is used as a hotel and a bar.
In the village of Trapp are the ruins of Carreg Cennen Castle , which according to legend was built by Sir Urien, one of King Arthur's knights, but was actually built by the Welsh in 1248.
Brecon Mountain Railway is the name of a steam locomotive-powered railway line from Merthyr Tydfil along the Taf Fechan (Pen Twyn Reservoir) to the center of the park. The Wye Valley runs to the east .
- Figures from the dinosaur park
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Web links
- www.breconbeacons.org (English)
- www.brecon-beacons.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Fforest Fawr | UNESCO Global Geopark. Retrieved October 2, 2018 (American English).