Mynydd Tynewydd

Mynydd Tynewydd is a hill in Treherbert, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales and has an elevation of 1,699 feet. Mynydd Tynewydd is situated nearby to the village Blaenrhondda, as well as near Treherbert.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lluest-wen Reservoir and Treherbert railway station.

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.

Treherbert railway station

Railway station

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

Treherbert railway station serves the village of Treherbert in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is the northern terminus of the Rhondda Line after Ynyswen, 23 miles 54 chains from Cardiff Docks. Treherbert railway station is situated 2 miles south of Mynydd Tynewydd.

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. Tower Colliery is situated 2 miles north of Mynydd Tynewydd.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blaenrhondda and Treherbert.

Blaenrhondda

Village

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Blaenrhondda is a village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, lying at the head the Rhondda Fawr valley. Blaenrhondda is a village and is part of the community of Treherbert.

Treherbert

Village

Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.

Treherbert is a village and community situated at the head of the Rhondda Fawr valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Historically part of Glamorgan. Treherbert is situated 1½ miles south of Mynydd Tynewydd.

Blaencwm

Village

Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Blaencwm is a village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, lying at the head the Rhondda Fawr valley. Two collieries were opened here during the Industrial Revolution, the Dunraven Colliery in 1865 and the Glenrhondda Colliery in 1911. Blaencwm is situated 1½ miles southwest of Mynydd Tynewydd.

Mynydd Tynewydd

Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,699 feet
Also known as: “Mynydd Ystradffernol”
Category: landform
Location: Treherbert, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.69684° or 51° 41′ 49″ north

Longitude

-3.53973° or 3° 32′ 23″ west

Elevation

1,699 feet (518 metres)

Open location code

9C3RMFW6+P4

GeoNames ID

12620922

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