Corrwg Falls

Corrwg Falls is a waterfall in Blaengwrach, Neath Port Talbot, Wales. Corrwg Falls is situated nearby to the peak Mynydd Pen-y-cae, as well as near Craig y Llyn.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Craig y Llyn and Tower Colliery.

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.

Tower Colliery

Photo: Derek Cummings, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tower Colliery was the oldest continuously working deep-coal mine in the United Kingdom, and possibly the world, until its closure in 2008. It was the last mine of its kind to remain in the South Wales Valleys. Tower Colliery is situated 2½ miles northeast of Corrwg Falls.

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 1½ miles northeast of Corrwg Falls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glyncorrwg and Blaenrhondda.

Glyncorrwg

Village

Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Maesteg is a town and community in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. Maesteg lies at the northernmost end of the Llynfi Valley, close to the border with Neath Port Talbot. Glyncorrwg is situated 2½ miles southwest of Corrwg Falls.

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 2½ miles southeast of Corrwg Falls.

Blaengwrach

Village

Photo: David Gentle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blaengwrach is a community near Glynneath and Resolven in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It is also the name of an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, which is a larger area than the Community. Blaengwrach is situated 2½ miles northwest of Corrwg Falls.

Corrwg Falls

Type: Waterfall
Category: body of water
Location: Blaengwrach, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.70755° or 51° 42′ 27″ north

Longitude

-3.60007° or 3° 36′ 0″ west

Open location code

9C3RP95X+2X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9733947018

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=waterfall

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pen y Cymoedd Battery and Mynydd Pen-y-cae.

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