Craig y Llyn
Craig y Llyn is a scenic viewpoint in Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Craig y Llyn is situated nearby to Rhigos Mountain Memorial Crosses, as well as near the spring Nant y Rhigos.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Llyn Fawr and Craig y Llyn.
Llyn Fawr
Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llyn Fawr is a reservoir that occupies one of a series glacial cirques that form the northern escarpment of the South Wales Coalfield uplands, overlooking the heads of the Vale of Neath and the Cynon Valley, South Wales. Llyn Fawr is situated 3,300 feet west of Craig y Llyn.
Craig y Llyn
Peak
Photo: Craigthomas1, CC BY 4.0.
Craig y Llyn is a mountain situated to the south of the village of Rhigos in the Cynon Valley on the south side of the upper Vale of Neath and north of the Rhondda Valleys in South Wales; it is the highest point in the ancient kingdom and, later, county of Glamorgan, and the southern Welsh coalfield plateau.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhigos and Blaenrhondda.
Rhigos
Village
Photo: GaranRT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rhigos is a village and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The village is located on the saddle of higher ground between the Vale of Neath and the Cynon Valley. Rhigos is situated 1½ miles north of Craig y Llyn.
Blaenrhondda
Village
Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Blaenrhondda is situated 2 miles south of Craig y Llyn.
Cefn Rhigos
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cefn Rhigos is a hamlet to the west of the village of Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Despite being 8 miles from the town centre, it is within the Aberdare postal district. Cefn Rhigos is situated 2½ miles north of Craig y Llyn.
Craig y Llyn
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Also known as: “Rhigos Viewpoint”
- Category: tourism
- Location: Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.71628° or 51° 42′ 59″ northLongitude
-3.55497° or 3° 33′ 18″ westElevation
1,608 feet (490 metres)Open location code
9C3RPC8W+G2OpenStreetMap ID
node 731473635OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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