Mountains & hills · South Wales
Cribarth
Also known as: Sleeping Giant
Cribarth — Named summit at 428 m.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Cribarth is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Also known as: Sleeping Giant. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 428 m.". Coordinates: 51.8141°, -3.7010°.
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Heritage listing
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From the Wikipedia article
Cribarth (nicknamed the Sleeping Giant) is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Powys, Wales, in the traditional county of Brecknockshire. The summit lies on the broken ridge at an elevation of 428 m (1,404 ft) at OS grid reference SN 831143. To its west is a 426-metre-high (1,398 ft) rounded top at SN 829144 which lies just to the northwest of a mile-long ridge that forms the main bulk of the hill. The ridge attains a height of 423 m (1,388 ft) at its southwest end and this spot is marked by a trig point. Both of these latter high points are adorned by Bronze Age burial cairns.
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Background
Visiting
Other than its lower eastern flanks, the entire hill is open country and therefore available for walkers to wander over at will. Various public footpaths and bridleways provide access over its lower slopes from the communities in the upper Swansea Valley such as Abercraf, Ynyswen and Pen-y-Cae. A popular ascent of the hill is by way of a concessionary path starting near Craig-y-Nos Castle.
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- Coordinates
- 51.8141, -3.7010
- District
- Powys
- Parish
- Tawe-Uchaf
- Postcode
- SA9 1YT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
Sources
- osm: n1541446567 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Cribarth (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Sleeping Giant - geograph.org.uk - 18620.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cribarth?
- Cribarth is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SA9 1YT), in the parish of Tawe-Uchaf.
- Is Cribarth a listed building?
- Cribarth is officially recognised as II listed.
- Is Cribarth free to visit?
- Yes, Cribarth is free to enter.
- How do I get to Cribarth?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SA9 1YT. It sits within the Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe parliamentary constituency.