Gellygaer Older Auxilliary Fort
Gellygaer Older Auxilliary Fort is an archaeological site in Gelligaer, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. Gellygaer Older Auxilliary Fort is situated nearby to Gelligaer Cemetery, as well as near St Catwg’s Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Catwg’s Church and Pengam railway station.
St Catwg’s Church
Church
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Catwg's Church, Gelligaer, is a listed place of worship in the community of Gelligaer in Caerphilly, South Wales. St Catwg’s Church is situated 720 feet southeast of Gellygaer Older Auxilliary Fort.
Pengam railway station
Railway station
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pengam railway station is situated in Pengam on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network in South Wales. It is also the nearest station to the town of Blackwood and is the second busiest station on the Rhymney Line, after Caerphilly. Pengam railway station is situated 1 mile east of Gellygaer Older Auxilliary Fort.
Llancaiach Fawr
Museum
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Llancaiach Fawr Manor is a Tudor manor house near the village of Nelson, located just to the north of the site of the former Llancaiach Colliery in the heart of the Rhymney Valley in South Wales. Llancaiach Fawr is situated 1¼ miles west of Gellygaer Older Auxilliary Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gelligaer and Penpedairheol.
Gelligaer
Town
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gelligaer is a community in the County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales, in the Rhymney River valley. As well as the village of Gelligaer, the community also includes the small towns of Hengoed and Ystrad Mynach.
Penpedairheol
Village
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penpedairheol is a village situated in the Rhymney Valleys, South Wales. It is located between Pengam, Gelligaer, Bargoed, Hengoed and Cefn Hengoed in the centre of Caerphilly borough, in the historic boundaries of Glamorgan.
Cefn Hengoed
Village
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cefn Hengoed is a small village in the Rhymney Valley, in the centre of Caerphilly borough, within the historic boundaries of Glamorganshire. Bordering the larger village of Hengoed, Cefn Hengoed contains the local Derwendeg primary school, which has recently celebrated its 90th birthday.
Gellygaer Older Auxilliary Fort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Gelligaer, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.66565° or 51° 39′ 56″ northLongitude
-3.25373° or 3° 15′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C3RMP8W+7GOpenStreetMap ID
node 2942539527OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Highlights include Gelligaer Cemetery and Mount Zion Pentecostal Church.
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