Gilwern West
Gilwern West is a quarry in Llanelly, Monmouthshire, Wales. Gilwern West is situated nearby to the village Clydach, as well as near the pub Cambrian Inn.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gilwern Hill and Ogof Draenen.
Gilwern Hill
Peak
Photo: Carol Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gilwern Hill is a 441 m high hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park, south of the village of Gilwern in Monmouthshire, Wales. It lies west of the Blorenge. The hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Ogof Draenen
Cave
Ogof Draenen entrance is located at Pwll Du, north of Blaenavon, Monmouthshire. At 66 kilometres it is the longest cave system in Wales and the second longest in Great Britain behind the Three Counties System on the Cumbria/Lancashire/Yorkshire border. Ogof Draenen is situated 1 mile southeast of Gilwern West.
Pwll Du Tunnel
Adit
Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Pwll Du Tunnel was the longest horse-powered tramway tunnel to be built in Britain at 1,875 metres in length. It started in Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, and was originally a coal mine, running northward almost horizontally into a hillside. Pwll Du Tunnel is situated 1 mile southeast of Gilwern West.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clydach and Pwll Du.
Clydach
Village
Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clydach is a village in Monmouthshire, Wales. Its nearest neighbours are the village of Gilwern and town of Abergavenny.
Pwll Du
Locality
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pwll Du was a village in Monmouthshire, 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 Blaenavon.
Gilwern
Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gilwern is a village within the Brecon Beacons National Park in Monmouthshire, Wales. Historically in Brecknockshire, it extends to either side of the River Clydach on the south side of the Usk valley.
Gilwern West
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Llanelly, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.80871° or 51° 48′ 31″ northLongitude
-3.11233° or 3° 6′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C3RRV5Q+F3OpenStreetMap ID
way 1182024059OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Highlights include Cambrian Inn and Gilwern North.
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