Mynydd Twyn-glas
Mynydd Twyn-glas is a sprawling 472-metre-high mountain extending into Caerphilly and Torfaen county boroughs in South Wales. It lies southwest of Pontypool, west of Cwmbran and east of Newbridge, and forms a rolling plateau, the margins of which are defined by steep slopes, many cloaked with conifer plantations.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,549 feet
- Description: hill (472m) on the boundary of Caerphilly and Torfaen, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Mynydd Twyn Glas”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Torfaen County Borough Council and Torfaen Museum.
Torfaen County Borough Council
Government office
Torfaen County Borough Council is the governing body for Torfaen, one of the Principal Areas of Wales.
Torfaen Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torfaen Museum is a local history museum located in Pontypool, Torfaen, South Wales. It is managed by a trust. The museum is situated within the Georgian stable block that once formed part of residence of the Hanbury family – local ironmasters during the 18th and 19th centuries.
County Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Pwimageglow, CC BY-SA 3.0.
County Hospital is a community hospital in Griffithstown in the county borough of Torfaen, Wales. It is managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thornhill and Greenmeadow.
Thornhill
Suburb
Thornhill is a large council estate on the western side of Cwmbran, Torfaen in Wales. It is adjacent to the suburbs of Greenmeadow and Upper Cwmbran and represents the most economically-improved area of Cwmbran and in the wider Torfaen area.
Greenmeadow
Suburb
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greenmeadow is a suburb of Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire, southern Wales, United Kingdom. Not to be confused with Green Meadow Golf Club, which is on the other side of Cwmbran in Croesyceiliog.
Griffithstown
Suburb
Photo: Andy Dingley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Griffithstown is a large suburb of Pontypool in the borough of Torfaen, Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It is an ecclesiastical parish, formed in May 1898, from Llanfrechfa Upper and Panteg, and includes Sebastopol, but, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1894, became a separate civil parish.
Mynydd Twyn-glas
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Pontymoile, Torfaen County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.67367° or 51° 40′ 25″ northLongitude
-3.07141° or 3° 4′ 17″ westElevation
1,549 feet (472 metres)Open location code
9C3RMWFH+FCOpenStreetMap ID
node 2858982019OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Mynydd Twyn-glas” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Mynydd Twyn-glas”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مينيد توين جلاس”
- Welsh: “Mynydd Twyn-glas”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Square and Upper Cwmbran.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mynydd Twyn-glas”. Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.