Welsh Family History Archive

Images of Wales

Snow in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Breconshire

Photography by John Ball - 2:30 pm, 9^th February 1999
(with Agfa ePhoto-307 digital camera)

These shots were taken in the Brecon Beacons National Park, about 20 miles north-east of the City of Swansea.

Above: Nant-y-Gwared Farm, Craig-y-nos.

Above: Near the Gwyn Arms public house and restaurant.

Above: Animals grazing in the afternoon sunshine, near the Gwyn Arms.

Above: The 2,379-foot peak of Fan Gyhirych, viewed from near Bwlch Bryn-rhudd.

Above: The south-eastern slopes of Cefn Cûl.

Above: The 1,200-foot summit of the A4067 valley road from Swansea. The road then
descends to the market town of Sennybridge (Pontsenni).

Above: Looking north-eastwards to the Crai Reservoir and the lush
Breconshire farmland beyond.

Below: My trusty "Ballmobile" beneath the slopes of Fan Gyhirych.