Rhigos
Rhigos is a locality in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Rhigos is situated nearby to the locality Twyn Bryn-hîr, as well as near Cwm-hwnt.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Craig y Llyn and Llyn Fawr.
Craig y Llyn
Peak
Photo: Craigthomas1, CC BY 4.0.
Craig y Llyn is a mountain situated to the south of the village of Rhigos in the Cynon Valley on the south side of the upper Vale of Neath and north of the Rhondda Valleys in South Wales; it is the highest point in the ancient kingdom and, later, county of Glamorgan, and the southern Welsh coalfield plateau.
Llyn Fawr
Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llyn Fawr 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, South Wales.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hirwaun and Rhigos.
Hirwaun
Village
Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hirwaun is a village and community at the north end of the Cynon Valley in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. It is 4 miles NW of the town of Aberdare, and comes under the Aberdare post town.
Rhigos
Village
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Rhigos is a village and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The village is located on the saddle of higher ground between the Vale of Neath and the Cynon Valley.
Penywaun
Village
Penywaun is a community, electoral ward and north-western suburb of Aberdare in the Cynon Valley within the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. At the 2011 census, the population of the ward was registered as 3,063. Penywaun is situated 3 miles east of Rhigos.
Rhigos
- Type: Locality
- Location: Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.733° or 51° 43′ 59″ northLongitude
-3.5546° or 3° 33′ 17″ westElevation
889 feet (271 metres)Open location code
9C3RPCMW+55GeoNames ID
7300739
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