Garn Ddu
Garn Ddu is a peak in Vaynor, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales and has an elevation of 1,516 feet. Garn Ddu is situated nearby to the village Llwyn-onn, as well as near Pontsticill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Morlais Castle and Pontsticill railway station.
Morlais Castle
Ruins
Photo: Gibbinskaren, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Morlais Castle is a 13th-century castle located above the Taff Gorge near the town of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales.
Pontsticill railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pontsticill railway station is an intermediate station on the Brecon Mountain Railway at Pontsticill, in the historic Welsh county of Brecknockshire, now Merthyr Tydfil County Borough.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pontsticill and Cefn-coed-y-cymmer.
Pontsticill
Village
Photo: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pontsticill is a village within the County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales. It lies within the valley of the Taf Fechan on the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Cefn-coed-y-cymmer
Suburb
Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.
Cefn-coed-y-cymmer is a small community on the northwestern edge of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough in Wales. It is situated in the neck of land between the rivers Taf Fawr and Taf Fechan at their confluence.
Gurnos
Suburb
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gurnos is a community of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough in Wales, United Kingdom. It consists principally of the Gurnos Estate. The population in 2011 was 5,280.
Garn Ddu
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,516 feet
- Description: hill (462m) in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Vaynor, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.80037° or 51° 48′ 1″ northLongitude
-3.41385° or 3° 24′ 50″ westElevation
1,516 feet (462 metres)Open location code
9C3RRH2P+4FOpenStreetMap ID
node 3645281683OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12615469Wikidata ID
Q106711294
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Garn Ddu” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Garn Ddu”
- Welsh: “Garn Ddu”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Llwyn-onn and Trefechan.
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