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The Punchbowl Lake

The Punchbowl Lake

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The Punchbowl Lake

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

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Location: Llanfoist Fawr, Monmouthshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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JEANETTE

February 12, 2020

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An interesting circuit of the blorenge rich in industrial archaeology. Much of the route follows the course of an early 19th century tramway system designed to bring pig iron from …

David Howells

October 16, 2020

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Beautiful little lake in a nice amphitheatre at the bottom of the Blorenge Hill on the outskirts of Abergavenny.

Dan Hobson

October 31, 2018

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The Punchbowl is a wooded glacial cwm with a picturesque man-made lake. The serene wood pasture is a perfect place for a rest or a picnic when hiking The Blorenge. The woodland contains beech, ash, hazel, maple and oak. In the post-medieval period, evidence suggests the area was a charcoal burning site. A 'cwm' is a cirque - a glacial hollow - especially one in the mountains of Wales.

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