Sugar Loaf, Carmarthenshire
Sugar Loaf, sometimes called The Sugar Loaf, is a prominent hill in Carmarthenshire, Wales beside the A483 trunk road some 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of Llanwrtyd Wells. It is a popular viewpoint and picnic spot within easy reach on foot from the roadside car parks to the northeast and to the south. There is a stop on the nearby Heart of Wales Line called Sugar Loaf railway station.
| Sugar Loaf | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 596 m (1,955 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 411 m (1,348 ft) |
| Listing | Marilyn |
| Coordinates | 52.071°N 3.702°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Carmarthenshire, Wales |
| OS grid | SN834427 |
| Topo map | OS Explorer 187 |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | car park 400m to NE |
The name Sugar Loaf has been applied to numerous hills which have a perceived resemblance to a sugarloaf; the nearest is the Sugar Loaf on the border between Powys and Monmouthshire.[2]
External links
References
- "Sugar Loaf". hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- Morgan, R. 2005. Place-names of Gwent Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, Llanrwst ISBN 0-86381-956-7
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