Turbine 8
Turbine 8 is an electrical generator in Cwmamman, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Turbine 8 is situated nearby to the peak Mynydd y Betws, as well as near Penller Castell.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Penlle’r Castell and Amman Valley Hospital.
Penlle’r Castell
Archaeological site
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penlle'r Castell is an historic ruin on the summit of Mynydd y Gwair in the far north of the City and County of Swansea. The Penlle'r Castell site was probably a late 13th-century stronghold garrisoned by one of the Marcher Lords. Penlle’r Castell is situated 1 mile southwest of Turbine 8.
Amman Valley Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Amman Valley Hospital is a community hospital in Ammanford, Wales. It is managed by the Hywel Dda University Health Board. Amman Valley Hospital is situated 2 miles north of Turbine 8.
Pentwyn Mawr
Peak
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pentwyn Mawr is a peak, which is situated 2½ miles southwest of Turbine 8.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garnant and Cwmgors.
Garnant
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garnant is a mining village in the valley of the River Amman in Carmarthenshire, Wales, north of Swansea. Like the neighbouring village of Glanamman it experienced a coal-mining boom in the 19th and early 20th centuries, but the last big colliery closed in 1936 and coal has been extracted fitfully since then. Garnant is situated 1½ miles north of Turbine 8.
Cwmgors
Village
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cwmgors is a village in the county of Glamorgan, and administered as part of the unitary authority borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It is part of the community of Gwaun-cae-Gurwen and lies within the ceremonial county of West Glamorgan. Cwmgors is situated 1½ miles east of Turbine 8.
Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
Village
Photo: Geraint Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is a village and community in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot. In South West Wales, it was historically a part of Glamorgan and is in the most Welsh-speaking part of Neath Port Talbot. Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is situated 2 miles northeast of Turbine 8.
Turbine 8
- Type: Electrical generator
- Category: industry
- Location: Cwmamman, Carmarthenshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.77795° or 51° 46′ 41″ northLongitude
-3.91782° or 3° 55′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C3RQ3HJ+5VOpenStreetMap ID
node 2494293152
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