Mynydd y Lan
Mynydd y Lan is a 381-metre-high flat-topped hill in Caerphilly county borough in South Wales. It falls largely within the community of Ynysddu but its northern and eastern margins are within Crosskeys community.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,250 feet
- Description: hill (385m) in Caerphilly County Borough
- Also known as: “Mynydd Y Lan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Crosskeys railway station and Crosskeys College.
Crosskeys railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crosskeys railway station is a station serving the village of Crosskeys in the Caerphilly County Borough in Wales. It is on the Ebbw Valley Railway. The station is situated behind houses on Risca Road and Carlton Terrace.
Crosskeys College
College
Coleg Gwent - Crosskeys is the largest campus of Coleg Gwent. It is located next to Risca Road in Crosskeys, near Newport in Wales. The college was previously a technical college and a coal mining college.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wattsville and Cwmcarn.
Wattsville
Village
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wattsville is a small village in the Sirhowy Valley, eight miles north west of Newport, built in the 20th century for accommodation for mine workers.
Cwmcarn
Village
Photo: Darius Khan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cwmcarn is a village situated in the Ebbw valley in south Wales, in the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It grew with 19th-century coal mining, but is now known for its extensive mature forestry and greenery, that attract thousands of visitors and mountain biking enthusiasts each year.
Cwmfelinfach
Village
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cwmfelinfach is a small village located in the Sirhowy valley of south-east Wales. It is part of the district of Caerphilly within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.
Mynydd y Lan
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Ynysddu, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.62456° or 51° 37′ 28″ northLongitude
-3.145° or 3° 8′ 42″ westElevation
1,250 feet (381 metres)Open location code
9C3RJVF4+R2OpenStreetMap ID
node 2858991233OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Mynydd y Lan” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Mynydd y Lan”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مينيد واى لان”
- Welsh: “Mynydd y Lan”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Comin Mynydd y Lan and Sirhowy Valley Country Park.
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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 y Lan”. Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.