Pwlldu Tunnel Western Portal

Pwlldu Tunnel Western Portal is an adit in Blaenavon, Torfaen County Borough, Wales. Pwlldu Tunnel Western Portal is situated nearby to the cave Ogof Draenen, as well as near Black Cavern.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ogof Draenen and Pwll Du Tunnel.

Ogof Draenen

Cave

Ogof Draenen entrance is located at Pwll Du, north of Blaenavon, Monmouthshire. At 66 kilometres it is the longest cave system in Wales and the second longest in Great Britain behind the Three Counties System on the Cumbria/Lancashire/Yorkshire border. Ogof Draenen is situated 510 feet northeast of Pwlldu Tunnel Western Portal.

Pwll Du Tunnel

Adit

Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Pwll Du Tunnel was the longest horse-powered tramway tunnel to be built in Britain at 1,875 metres in length. It started in Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, and was originally a coal mine, running northward almost horizontally into a hillside.

Gilwern Hill

Peak

Photo: Carol Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gilwern Hill is a 441 m high hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park, south of the village of Gilwern in Monmouthshire, Wales. It lies west of the Blorenge. The hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pwll Du and Clydach.

Pwll Du

Locality

Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pwll Du was a village in Monmouthshire, Wales. It was declared a slum in 1960 and demolished in 1963. The main employment was provided by nearby limestone quarries and by the iron works in Blaenavon.