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The Afon Cennen is a river in the county of Carmarthenshire, south Wales. It rises on the northern slopes of the
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to the east of the summit of
Tair Carn Uchaf is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park ( cy, Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog) in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales. Its summit sits atop a plateau-like ridge at above sea level and is marked by one of the three huge cairns which ...
and flows north to Blaencennen Farm, then westwards past Carreg Cennen Castle, continuing through the village of
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where it exits the Brecon Beacons National Park. Near the hamlet of Derwydd it turns northwest for a mile then northeast to run through the village of Ffairfach to its confluence with the River Towy opposite Llandeilo. The name could derive either from 'cen' meaning
lichen A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.Images of Afon Cennen and surrounding area from geograph website


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