Cross Keys Quarry
Cross Keys Quarry is a cliff in Abercarn, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. Cross Keys Quarry is situated nearby to Feeder Row Children’s Playground, as well as near Cwmcarn Primary School.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cwmcarn Primary School and Crosskeys railway station.
Cwmcarn Primary School
School
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Cwmcarn Primary School is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Cross Keys Quarry.
Crosskeys railway station
Railway station
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Crosskeys railway station is a station serving the village of Crosskeys in the Caerphilly County Borough in Wales. It is on the Ebbw Valley Railway. The station is situated behind houses on Risca Road and Carlton Terrace. Crosskeys railway station is situated 1 mile south of Cross Keys Quarry.
Crosskeys College
College
Coleg Gwent - Crosskeys is the largest campus of Coleg Gwent. It is located next to Risca Road in Crosskeys, near Newport in Wales. The college was previously a technical college and a coal mining college. Crosskeys College is situated 1 mile south of Cross Keys Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cwmcarn and Wattsville.
Cwmcarn
Village
Photo: Darius Khan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cwmcarn is a village situated in the Ebbw valley in south Wales, in the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It grew with 19th-century coal mining, but is now known for its extensive mature forestry and greenery, that attract thousands of visitors and mountain biking enthusiasts each year.
Wattsville
Village
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wattsville is a small village in the Sirhowy Valley, eight miles north west of Newport, built in the 20th century for accommodation for mine workers.
Risca
Town
Photo: Rudi Winter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Risca is a town in the Caerphilly County Borough and within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in south-east Wales. It is split into two communities; Risca East and Risca West. Risca is situated 2 miles southeast of Cross Keys Quarry.
Cross Keys Quarry
- Type: Cliff
- Categories: climbing site, sports location, and landform
- Location: Abercarn, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.63244° or 51° 37′ 57″ northLongitude
-3.12439° or 3° 7′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C3RJVJG+X6OpenStreetMap ID
node 12815700793OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliffOpenStreetMap feature
sport=climbing
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Feeder Row Children’s Playground and Cwmcarn Memorial Gardens.
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