Foel Valve Tower, Elan Valley
Foel Valve Tower, Elan Valley is a tower in Wales, United Kingdom. Foel Valve Tower, Elan Valley is situated nearby to Nantgwyllt Church, as well as near the forest Henfron Plantation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tower
- Description: building in Rhayader, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Foel Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Caban Coch Dam and Carn Gafallt.
Caban Coch Dam
Dam
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Caban Coch Dam is situated 1 mile east of Foel Valve Tower, Elan Valley.
Carn Gafallt
Peak
Carn Gafallt is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Breconshire, Powys, Wales, and a hill of 466 metres which is a Marilyn. Carn Gafallt is situated 2 miles east of Foel Valve Tower, Elan Valley.
Moelfryn Mawr
Peak
Photo: John Horner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moelfryn Mawr is a peak, which is situated 2½ miles north of Foel Valve Tower, Elan Valley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elan Village and Llanwrthwl.
Elan Village
Village
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elan Village is a small purpose-built community in Powys, Wales. It was designed by architect Herbert Tudor Buckland as part of Birmingham Corporation's scheme to construct a series of water supply reservoirs in the Elan Valley between 1892 and 1904. Elan Village is situated 1½ miles northeast of Foel Valve Tower, Elan Valley.
Llanwrthwl
Village
Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanwrthwl is a village and community in Powys, mid Wales, and the historic county of Brecknockshire. Llanwrthwl lies off the A470 road, north by road from Builth Wells and Newbridge-on-Wye and south of Rhayader. Llanwrthwl is situated 4 miles east of Foel Valve Tower, Elan Valley.
Rhayader
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Rhayader is a market town and community in Powys, Wales, within the historic county of Radnorshire. The town is 20 miles from the source of the River Wye on Plynlimon, the highest point of the Cambrian Mountains, and is located at the junction of the A470 road and the A44 road 13 miles north of Builth Wells and 30 miles east of Aberystwyth.
Foel Valve Tower, Elan Valley
- Category: building
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.264° or 52° 15′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.5977° or 3° 35′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C4R7C72+HWOpenStreetMap ID
node 571674149OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q17742499
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In Other Languages
“Foel Valve Tower, Elan Valley” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Tŵr Foel”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nantgwyllt Church and Henfron Plantation.
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