Machen Viaduct Machen Substation

Machen Viaduct Machen Substation is an electrical substation in Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. Machen Viaduct Machen Substation is situated nearby to the pub Forge Hammer Inn, Machen, as well as near the forest Forge Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Machen Library and Castell Meredydd.

Machen Library

Library

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Machen Library is situated 1,900 feet east of Machen Viaduct Machen Substation.

Castell Meredydd

Castle

Castell Meredydd, also called Castell Machen, was a castle in Gwynllwg, Wales in the 13th century, long since ruined. Castell Meredydd is situated 1½ miles east of Machen Viaduct Machen Substation.

Mynydd Machen or Machen Mountain is a 362-metre-high hill lying between the town of Risca and the village of Machen in Caerphilly County Borough in south Wales. Its summit is crowned by a trig point and a mast.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Machen and Graig-y-Rhacca.

Machen

Village

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Machen is a large village three miles east of Caerphilly, south Wales. It is situated in the Caerphilly borough within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.

Graig-y-Rhacca

Locality

Graig-y-Rhacca is a housing estate bordering Trethomas, Bedwas and Machen in the borough of Caerphilly, southeastern Wales. The town is about 8 miles to the west of Newport and 4 miles to the east of Caerphilly.