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Gilwern Hill Crag

Gilwern Hill Crag is a quarry in , , . Gilwern Hill Crag is situated nearby to the cave , as well as near .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gilwern Hill and Ogof Draenen.

Peak
Photo: Carol Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 441 m high hill in the , south of the village of in , . It lies west of the . The hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Cave
entrance is located at , north of , . At 66 kilometres it is the longest system in and the second longest in behind the Three Counties System on the // border. is situated 3,600 feet south of Gilwern Hill Crag.

Adit
Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The was the longest horse-powered tramway tunnel to be built in Britain at 1,875 metres in length. It started in , Torfaen, Wales, and was originally a coal mine, running northward almost horizontally into a hillside. is situated 4,100 feet south of Gilwern Hill Crag.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clydach and Pwll Du.

Village
Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , Wales. Its nearest neighbours are the village of and town of .

Locality
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was a village in , Wales. It was declared a slum in 1960 and demolished in 1963. The main employment was provided by nearby limestone quarries and by the iron works in .

Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village within the in , . Historically in Brecknockshire, it extends to either side of the River Clydach on the south side of the .

Gilwern Hill Crag

Latitude
51.80948° or 51° 48′ 34″ north
Longitude
-3.09734° or 3° 5′ 50″ west
Open location code
9C3RRW53+Q3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1182024056
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
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Highlights include Ogof Dwy Sir and Gilwern Hill.

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