Virgin Falls

Virgin Falls is a waterfall in Treherbert, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Virgin Falls is situated nearby to Pen Pych Waterfall, as well as near the village Blaencwm.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Treherbert railway station and Ynyswen railway station.

Treherbert railway station

Railway station

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

Treherbert railway station serves the village of Treherbert in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is the northern terminus of the Rhondda Line after Ynyswen, 23 miles 54 chains from Cardiff Docks. Treherbert railway station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Virgin Falls.

Ynyswen railway station

Railway station

Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ynyswen railway station is a railway station serving the village of Ynyswen in Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line, between Treherbert and Treorchy, 22 miles 70 chains from Cardiff Docks. Ynyswen railway station is situated 2½ miles southeast of Virgin Falls.

Lluest-wen Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lluest-wen Reservoir is a reservoir at the top of the Rhondda Fach Valley, in the borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. Parts of it fall within the communities of Rhigos, Aberdare and Treherbert. Lluest-wen Reservoir is situated 2½ miles northeast of Virgin Falls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blaencwm and Blaenrhondda.

Blaencwm

Village

Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Blaencwm is a village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, lying at the head the Rhondda Fawr valley. Two collieries were opened here during the Industrial Revolution, the Dunraven Colliery in 1865 and the Glenrhondda Colliery in 1911.

Blaenrhondda

Village

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Blaenrhondda is a village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, lying at the head the Rhondda Fawr valley. Blaenrhondda is a village and is part of the community of Treherbert.

Treherbert

Village

Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.

Treherbert is a village and community situated at the head of the Rhondda Fawr valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Historically part of Glamorgan. Treherbert is situated 1½ miles east of Virgin Falls.

Virgin Falls

Type: Waterfall
Also known as: “Berw Nant yr Ychen”
Category: body of water
Location: Treherbert, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.6813° or 51° 40′ 53″ north

Longitude

-3.5695° or 3° 34′ 10″ west

Open location code

9C3RMCJJ+G6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4285061695

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=waterfall

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Highlights include Pen Pych Waterfall and Hendre Wen Hotel, Blaencwm.

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