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Pen Twyn Mawr

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Pen Twyn Mawr is a 658-metre mountain in Powys. It is listed among the 442 Nuttalls — English and Welsh tops over 2,000 feet with at least 15 m of drop. It stands within Bannau Brycheiniog National Park.

For arrivals by rail, Abergavenny Station is 14.5 km to the south-east. For more of the same, Pen y Gadair Fawr and Pen Twyn Glas are close by.

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