Llangorse Lake 2007
The largest natural lake in South Wales, situated on the edge of the Black Mountains.
Our route to Llangorse Lake crosses Mynydd Llangynidr in the Brecon Beacons National Park. Mynydd Llangynidr is a large moorland, with very little definition, connecting to the Trefil Las Moorland in the distance. The visible lake is the Llangynidr Reservoir, and lies almost on top of the entrance to Carno, within Carno Adit. The Carno cave system drains most of the land seen in this picture.
Mynydd Llangynidr (550 metres).
The other side of the road is Mynydd Llangatwg (or Llangattock, depending on how you choose to spell it). Like Mynydd Llangynidr, it is peppered with shakeholes. This impressively deep shakehole is unnamed (the sink on the Mynydd Llangynidr side is called Pwll Coch), but just below the crag on the left side is a small cave called Cave By The Road. Imagine the original cave below, before it collapsed to produce this shakehole.
A lucky shot of a buzzard circling to gain height within the 20+ metre deep shakehole.
Coming in to land.
OK, that's high enough. Must be hard work climbing so high, you know.
Posing in profile.
Mynydd Llangorse (515 metres), at the edge of the Black Mountains.
Pen Cerrig-calch (701 metres), at the start of the closest main ridge of the Black Mountains.
The road to Llangorse, and a four legged traffic obstruction.
The narrow Llangynidr Bridge. Not suitable for anything not considered a "small" car. Well ok, a family car would be able to make it, but they may lose their mirrors.
The edge of Llangorse Lake, with Pen y Fan (886 metres) in the background, rising 732 metres above the level of the lake to the highest point in South Wales.
Abundant reeds on the shores of Llangorse Lake.
Llangorse Lake and Mynydd Llangorse.
Reeds.
The Brecon Beacons, seen over Llangorse Lake.
Cribyn (795 metres) and Pen y Fan, seen over Llangorse Lake.
Llangasty Talyllyn, on the shore of Llangorse Lake. Translated, it's name means Parish of Gasty (a name roughly translated to Horrible House!) by the Long Lake.
Sailing on Llangorse Lake. It is a fairly popular place for water sports, such as sailing, canoeing, and water skiing.
This apparently conventional island is actually a crannog; a defensive, artificial island dwelling, the only one in England or Wales (except for the reconstructed version on the shore of the lake). It is around 1100 years old.
Yellow water lilly.
Returning home past the front of Gilwern Hill (440 metres), showing its double arms.
Our route to Llangorse Lake crosses Mynydd Llangynidr in the Brecon Beacons National Park. Mynydd Llangynidr is a large moorland, with very little definition, connecting to the Trefil Las Moorland in the distance. The visible lake is the Llangynidr Reservoir, and lies almost on top of the entrance to Carno, within Carno Adit. The Carno cave system drains most of the land seen in this picture.
Mynydd Llangynidr (550 metres).
The other side of the road is Mynydd Llangatwg (or Llangattock, depending on how you choose to spell it). Like Mynydd Llangynidr, it is peppered with shakeholes. This impressively deep shakehole is unnamed (the sink on the Mynydd Llangynidr side is called Pwll Coch), but just below the crag on the left side is a small cave called Cave By The Road. Imagine the original cave below, before it collapsed to produce this shakehole.
A lucky shot of a buzzard circling to gain height within the 20+ metre deep shakehole.
Coming in to land.
OK, that's high enough. Must be hard work climbing so high, you know.
Posing in profile.
Mynydd Llangorse (515 metres), at the edge of the Black Mountains.
Pen Cerrig-calch (701 metres), at the start of the closest main ridge of the Black Mountains.
The road to Llangorse, and a four legged traffic obstruction.
The narrow Llangynidr Bridge. Not suitable for anything not considered a "small" car. Well ok, a family car would be able to make it, but they may lose their mirrors.
The edge of Llangorse Lake, with Pen y Fan (886 metres) in the background, rising 732 metres above the level of the lake to the highest point in South Wales.
Abundant reeds on the shores of Llangorse Lake.
Llangorse Lake and Mynydd Llangorse.
Reeds.
The Brecon Beacons, seen over Llangorse Lake.
Cribyn (795 metres) and Pen y Fan, seen over Llangorse Lake.
Llangasty Talyllyn, on the shore of Llangorse Lake. Translated, it's name means Parish of Gasty (a name roughly translated to Horrible House!) by the Long Lake.
Sailing on Llangorse Lake. It is a fairly popular place for water sports, such as sailing, canoeing, and water skiing.
This apparently conventional island is actually a crannog; a defensive, artificial island dwelling, the only one in England or Wales (except for the reconstructed version on the shore of the lake). It is around 1100 years old.
Yellow water lilly.
Returning home past the front of Gilwern Hill (440 metres), showing its double arms.