Craig y Llyn

Craig y Llyn is a mountain situated to the south of the village of in the Cynon Valley on the south side of the upper Vale of Neath and north of the Rhondda Valleys in ; it is the highest point in the ancient kingdom and, later, county of , and the southern Welsh coalfield plateau.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,591 feet
  • Description: hill (600m) in Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales
  • Also known as: “Craig Y Llyn” and “Rhigos Mountain”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Llyn Fach and Llyn Fawr.

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is a reservoir that occupies one of a series glacial cirques that form the northern escarpment of the South Wales Coalfield uplands, overlooking the heads of the Vale of Neath and the Cynon Valley, .

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was the oldest continuously working deep-coal mine in the , and possibly the world, until its closure in 2008. It was the last mine of its kind to remain in the South Wales Valleys.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rhigos and Cefn Rhigos.

Village
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is a village and community in , Wales. The village is located on the saddle of higher ground between the Vale of Neath and the Cynon Valley.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet to the west of the village of , , Wales. Despite being 8 miles from the town centre, it is within the postal district.

Village
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is a village in the county borough of , Wales, lying at the head the Fawr valley. is a village and is part of the community of .

Craig y Llyn

Latitude
51.7164° or 51° 42′ 59″ north
Longitude
-3.58398° or 3° 35′ 2″ west
Elevation
1,591 feet (485 metres)
Open location code
9C3RPC88+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3428629785
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2643873
Wiki­data ID
Q3397966
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Craig y Llyn” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Craig y Llyn”
  • Cebuano: “Craig y Llyn”
  • Dutch: “Craig y Llyn”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كرايج واى لين”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Craig y Llyn”
  • Swedish: “Craig y Llyn”
  • Welsh: “Craig y Llyn”

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