Pontsarn

Pontsarn is a railway station in , , . Pontsarn is situated nearby to the cave , as well as near the ruins .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Morlais Castle and Pant railway station.

Ruins
Photo: Gibbinskaren, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a 13th-century castle located above the Taff Gorge near the town of in . is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Pontsarn.

Railway station
Photo: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was a station which served , in the historic Welsh county of , now . It was the junction at which the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Railway line from Pontsticill in the North split to serve the Dowlais Central and Dowlais Top lines. is situated 1 mile east of Pontsarn.

Hospital
is a district general hospital in , , . It is managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. is situated 1 mile south of Pontsarn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pontsticill and Gurnos.

Village
Photo: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village within the County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil in . It lies within the valley of the Taf Fechan on the southern edge of the .

Suburb
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a community of in , United Kingdom. It consists principally of the Estate. The population in 2011 was 5,280.

Village
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and community on the outskirts of , a large former mining town in the South Wales Valleys, Wales. is notable for being the starting point of the Brecon Mountain Railway, and the site of the former Morlais railway tunnel, which runs underneath the village and emerges in the middle of it.

Pontsarn

Latitude
51.77926° or 51° 46′ 45″ north
Longitude
-3.38679° or 3° 23′ 12″ west
Open location code
9C3RQJH7+P7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1120779776
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­abandoned
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Satellite Map

Discover Pontsarn from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pontsarn Viaduct and Ogof Rhyd Sych.

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