Maescar

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Maescar
Brecknockshire
Maen Llia Standing Stone - geograph.org.uk - 756234.jpg
Maen Llia Standing Stone
Location
Grid reference: SN92NW96
Location: 51°56’33"N, 3°31’49"W
Data
Population: 937
Post town: Brecon
Postcode: LD3
Local Government
Council: Powys
Parliamentary
constituency:
Brecon & Radnorshire

Maescar is an extensive parish in Brecknockshire, to the west of Brecon. It is bounded to the east by Trallong and Glyn Tarrell, south by Ystradfellte, west by Cray and Llywel and north by Llangammarch.

The villages of Defynnog and Sennybridge lie in the parish. There are around ten round cairns and notable standing stones within the parish, dating back to the Iron Age.

References

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