Alps Quarry Wenvoe Substation

Places of Interest Nearby

Caerau Hillfort

Archaeological site

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Caerau Hillfort is a large triangular multivallate Iron Age hillfort, built on a previously occupied Neolithic site, occupying the western tip of an extensive ridge-top plateau in the western suburbs of Caerau and Ely, Cardiff, Wales. Caerau Hillfort is situated 3,000 feet north of Alps Quarry Wenvoe Substation.

Mary Immaculate High School

School

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Mary Immaculate High School is an 11-16 mixed, English-medium, Roman Catholic, comprehensive and faith school located in Wenvoe, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, although administrated by the Cardiff local education authority. Mary Immaculate High School is situated 2,300 feet northwest of Alps Quarry Wenvoe Substation.

St Mary the Virgin Church

Ruins

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St Mary the Virgin Church is a deconsecrated and ruined church in the parish of Caerau with Ely, Cardiff, Wales. It was built in the 13th century on a Roman encampment and closed for the last time in 1973. St Mary the Virgin Church is situated 3,400 feet northeast of Alps Quarry Wenvoe Substation.

Places in the Area

Twyn-yr-Odyn

Hamlet

Photo: Peter Wasp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Twyn-yr-Odyn is a hamlet in the Vale of Glamorgan, southeast Wales, just beyond the territorial border of western Cardiff. It lies just southwest of Culverhouse Cross, very close to Wenvoe and St Lythans.

Caerau

Suburb

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Caerau is a community in the west of Cardiff, capital city of Wales. Often considered part of Wenvoe by gully, Heol Trelai is the main road or avenue, lined with large trees.

Ely

Suburb

Photo: Tony Hodge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ely is a district and community in Cardiff, Wales. It is to the north of Cowbridge Road West. Caerau defines the boundary to the south as does the River Ely to the east and in part to the north.

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