Libanus
| Libanus | |
| Brecknockshire | |
|---|---|
 Mynydd Illtud near Libanus | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SN994259 |
| Location: | 51°55’22"N, 3°27’48"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | LD3 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Powys |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Brecon and Radnorshire |
Libanus is a village in Brecknockshire, in Glyn Tarell, three and a half miles south-west of the county town, Brecon. The village stands by the A470 road which runs from Merthyr Tydfil to Brecon through the mountains of the Brecon Beacons National Park, in the boundaries of which Libanus is included.
The name of the village is from that of the 19th Century chapel around which the village grew, and this in turn took its name from Mount Lebanon, a common name for non-conformist chapels in Wales. The name of that mountain in Welsh, as in ancient Latin, is Libanus.
The village is of Victorian foundation, but it mainly now a place of modern housing. It used to have a primary school, which was also used as a town hall but it has since been closed down.
The Welsh language was widely used in Libanus and its surrounds until well into the 20th century.
About the village
The village has a pub, the Tai'r Bull.
The National Park Visitor Centre (known locally as "the Mountain Centre", and sometimes as the "Brecon Beacons Mountain Centre" or "Libanus Visitor Centre") is run by the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority. It is consistently the most popular visitor attraction in the National Park.[1]
There is an Iron Age hill fort, Twyn y Gaer, in the Mynydd Illtud area just outside Libanus.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Libanus) |
