Fan Fawr
734m (2409ft)

The Brecon Beacons Area, The Brecon Beacons, Powys, Wales

Fan Fawr means 'Large Beacon' in Welsh and is pronounced 'van-vowr'.

The summit of Fan Fawr is marked by a cairn. Fan Fawr's Ordnance Survey Trig Point lies some 500m SE of the summit.

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Fan Fawr is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Map OL12

1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)

OS Landranger Map 160

1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Fan Fawr

Helen Howarth walked up on May 31st, 2021 [from/via/route] From Storey Arms [with] Leila x [weather] Warm - Early morning walk

Sion Britton climbed on November 22nd, 2020 [from/via/route] Fan Llia to Fan Fawr Horseshoe. [weather] Dry, cold & boggy.

Toby Norman bagged on August 31st, 2020 [with] Woots, Jay, Odette, Sarah, Steve

Iwan Williams hiked on August 13th, 2019 [from/via/route] Storey Arms

Iain Jones summited on July 13th, 2018 [from/via/route] The Storey Arms [with] Stuart Jones & others as part of UFC Survival Weekend - Day 1

Mark Phillips conquered on January 29th, 2016 [from/via/route] Storey Arms [weather] Pouring rain

Andrew Joss scaled on September 1st, 2017 [from/via/route] Pont Ar Daf car park [with] Barbara [weather] Sunny

David Wand walked up on May 31st, 1990 [with] Gayle [weather] Rained in the night but dry for the walk & a light breeze

Glenn Radford climbed on May 26th, 2013 [from/via/route] po112 [with] the kids [weather] Warm & sunny

Christina Lander bagged on September 14th, 2014 [from/via/route] Storey Arms - west side of Beacons Reservoir - Cefn yr Henriw - Fan Fawr - Storey Arms [with] Dick [weather] Overcast but dry

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Send us your photographs and pictures on, of, or from Fan Fawr

If you would like to add your walk photographs and pictures featuring views from, on or of Fan Fawr to this page, please send them as email attachments (configured for any computer) along with your name to:

and we shall do our best to publish them.

(Guide Resolution = 300dpi. At least = 660pixels (wide) x 440 pixels (high).)

You can also submit photos via our Facebook Page.

NB. Please indicate where each photo was taken.

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