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Mynydd Llysiau

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Mynydd Llysiau rises to 662 m (2,172 ft) in Powys. It counts among the 316 Hewitts, hills in England, Wales and Ireland of two thousand feet or more. It stands inside Bannau Brycheiniog National Park.

For arrivals by rail, Abergavenny Station is 17.3 km to the south-east. Waun Fach and Pen Twyn Glas are among the hills within 2.3 km.

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