Ack Ack Gun Position
Ack Ack Gun Position is an archaeological site in Merthyr Vale, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Ack Ack Gun Position is situated nearby to the village Merthyr Vale, as well as near Mynydd y Capel.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Merthyr Vale railway station and Aberfan Cemetery.
Merthyr Vale railway station
Railway station
Photo: Duncan and Gareth Alderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Merthyr Vale railway station serves the villages of Merthyr Vale and Aberfan in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. It is located on the Merthyr branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales. Merthyr Vale railway station is situated 2,300 feet southwest of Ack Ack Gun Position.
Aberfan Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY 3.0.
Aberfan Cemetery is a cemetery near the village of Aberfan, Merthyr Tydfil. It is one of five cemeteries in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, and is particularly well known for the graves of 144 victims of the Aberfan disaster in 1966, when a colliery coal tip collapsed and killed many people in the village of Aberfan. Aberfan Cemetery is situated 1 mile west of Ack Ack Gun Position.
Bedlinog Community Primary School
School
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bedlinog Community Primary School is situated 1 mile northeast of Ack Ack Gun Position.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Merthyr Vale and Aberfan.
Merthyr Vale
Village
Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Merthyr Vale is a linear village and community in the Welsh county borough of Merthyr Tydfil. Lying on the A4054 road it is on the east bank of the River Taff.
Aberfan
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aberfan is a former coal mining village in the Taff Valley 4 mi south of the town of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. On 21 October 1966, in the Aberfan disaster, a colliery spoil tip collapsed into homes and a school, killing 116 children and 28 adults.
Bedlinog
Village
Photo: nantcoly, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bedlinog is a village and community located in the Taff Bargoed valley, in the south of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales. It is 10 km north of Pontypridd, 10 km north west of Caerphilly and 10 km south east of Merthyr Tydfil.
Ack Ack Gun Position
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Merthyr Vale, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.69101° or 51° 41′ 28″ northLongitude
-3.32912° or 3° 19′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C3RMMRC+C9OpenStreetMap ID
node 1300346703OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mynydd y Capel and Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Rhyd-Y-Grug.
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