Blaen Pig
Blaen Pig is a peak in Blaenavon, Torfaen County Borough, Wales and has an elevation of 1,640 feet. Blaen Pig is situated nearby to the locality Pwll Du, as well as near the village Garn-yr-erw.Places of Interest
Highlights include Big Pit National Coal Museum and Blaenavon Ironworks.
Big Pit National Coal Museum
Museum
Photo: Arafi, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Big Pit National Coal Museum is an industrial heritage museum in Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales. A working coal mine from 1880 to 1980, it was opened to the public in 1983 as a charitable trust called the Big Pit Trust.
Blaenavon Ironworks
Museum
Photo: Alan Stanton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blaenavon Ironworks is a former industrial site which is now a museum in Blaenavon, Wales. The ironworks was of crucial importance in the development of the ability to use cheap, low quality, high sulphur iron ores worldwide.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blaenavon and Brynmawr.
Blaenavon
Photo: Alan Stanton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blaenavon is a town in Torfaen, South Wales. The Blaenavon Industrial Landscape has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Brynmawr
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brynmawr is a market town, community and electoral ward in Blaenau Gwent, Wales. The town, sometimes cited as the highest town in Wales, is situated at 1,250 to 1,500 feet above sea level at the head of the South Wales Valleys.
Abergavenny
Photo: Mentifisto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abergavenny is a town of 12,500 people in Monmouthshire in southeast Wales. A thriving town, Abergavenny prides itself as a gateway to South Wales and the eastern gateway to the Brecon Beacons National Park where you can enjoy a relaxing short break or longer holiday amidst beautiful countryside.
Blaen Pig
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,640 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Blaenavon, Torfaen County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.7905° or 51° 47′ 26″ northLongitude
-3.0949° or 3° 5′ 42″ westElevation
1,640 feet (500 metres)Open location code
9C3RQWR4+53OpenStreetMap ID
node 10114477559OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Localities in the Area
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