Hirwaun Common

Places of Interest

Tower Colliery

Photo: Derek Cummings, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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

Lluest-wen Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lluest-wen Reservoir is a reservoir at the top of the Rhondda Fach Valley, in the borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. Parts of it fall within the communities of Rhigos, Aberdare and Treherbert.

Hirwaun Library

Library

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hirwaun Library is situated 1½ miles northeast of Hirwaun Common.

Places in the Area

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. Hirwaun is situated 1½ miles northeast of Hirwaun Common.

Rhigos

Village

Photo: GaranRT, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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. Rhigos is situated 2 miles northwest of Hirwaun Common.

Penywaun

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

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 2 miles east of Hirwaun Common.

Hirwaun Common

Satellite Map

Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Curious Hills to Discover

• Deutsch
• Español
• Français
• Português