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Historic Landscape Characterisation
Middle Usk Valley:
Llangorse Lake
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Historic Landscape CharacterisationMiddle Usk Valley:
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Llangorse crannog, the artificial island also known as Ynys Bwlc near the northern shore of Llangorse Lake. Historical and archaeological evidence suggests that the crannog, about 40 metres by 30 metres across, was a royal residence of the kings of Brycheiniog in the 9-10th centuries.
Photo: CPAT 05-C-51.
Llangorse Lake viewed from the north-west during a period of flood, with the Llynfi valley to the right.
Photo: CPAT 05-C-96.