Rhigos Mountain Memorial Crosses

Rhigos Mountain Memorial Crosses is in Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Rhigos Mountain Memorial Crosses is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Craig y Llyn, as well as near the spring Nant y Rhigos.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tower Colliery and Llyn Fawr.

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. Tower Colliery is situated 4,100 feet north of Rhigos Mountain Memorial Crosses.

Llyn Fawr

Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Llyn Fawr is a reservoir that occupies one of a series glacial cirques that form the northern escarpment of the South Wales Coalfield uplands, overlooking the heads of the Vale of Neath and the Cynon Valley, South Wales. Llyn Fawr is situated 3,100 feet west of Rhigos Mountain Memorial Crosses.

Craig y Llyn

Peak

Photo: Craigthomas1, CC BY 4.0.

Craig y Llyn is a mountain situated to the south of the village of Rhigos in the Cynon Valley on the south side of the upper Vale of Neath and north of the Rhondda Valleys in South Wales; it is the highest point in the ancient kingdom and, later, county of Glamorgan, and the southern Welsh coalfield plateau.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rhigos and Blaenrhondda.

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 1½ miles north of Rhigos Mountain Memorial Crosses.

Blaenrhondda

Village

Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Blaenrhondda is situated 2 miles south of Rhigos Mountain Memorial Crosses.

Cefn Rhigos

Hamlet

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cefn Rhigos is a hamlet to the west of the village of Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Despite being 8 miles from the town centre, it is within the Aberdare postal district. Cefn Rhigos is situated 2½ miles north of Rhigos Mountain Memorial Crosses.

Rhigos Mountain Memorial Crosses

Type: Tourism
Category: tourist attraction
Location: Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.71623° or 51° 42′ 58″ north

Longitude

-3.55624° or 3° 33′ 23″ west

Open location code

9C3RPC8V+FG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11018074571

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Craig y Llyn and Nant y Rhigos.

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