Trap, or Trapp, is a hamlet in the county of Carmarthenshire in southwest Wales, located on the western border of the Brecon Beacons National Park, around four miles from the town of Llandeilo. Its name often appears as Trapp on maps, though the spelling with a single p is to be preferred.[1] The name means "trap" in English, although it is unclear whether it refers to a fish-trap, a water-trap (mill-leat), or—given that the village is in Cwm Lladron ("robbers' valley")—an ambush point.[2]
The Afon Cennen flows through the village and is bridged there by the road from Ffairfach to Dre-fach. One mile to the east are the remains of Carreg Cennen Castle, whilst to the south is Carreg Dwfn, the westernmost hill of the national park.
There is a public house in the village, though both the post office and the former village school have now closed. The village still brings in visitors with events such as the Trap Show at which there are competitions such as largest vegetable and prize animals. Brecon Carreg's bottling plant is situated on the outskirts of the village.