Foelfach Quarry
Foelfach Quarry is a quarry in Newchurch and Merthyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Foelfach Quarry is situated nearby to Danycoed Halt railway station, as well as near the golf course Carmarthen Golf Club.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Danycoed Halt railway station and Llwyfan Cerrig railway station.
Danycoed Halt railway station
Railway station
Photo: Robert Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Danycoed Halt, which is Welsh for below the trees, was built by the Gwili Railway in the late 1990s and opened in 2001. It is the current northern terminus of the line, but may become redundant when the preserved railway extends over a mile northwards into the nearby Conwyl station site and then further on up to Llanpumpsaint Station some 2+1⁄2 miles further on. Danycoed Halt railway station is situated 1,400 feet east of Foelfach Quarry.
Llwyfan Cerrig railway station
Railway station
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Llwyfan Cerrig is a heritage railway station on the preserved Gwili Railway. The station previously did not exist before the closure of the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line in 1965 and was constructed and later opened in 1988 by the Gwili Railway. Llwyfan Cerrig railway station is situated 4,200 feet east of Foelfach Quarry.
Bronwydd Arms railway station
Railway station
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bronwydd Arms railway station, originally a stop on the now closed Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line, is the headquarters of the preserved Gwili Railway, in Wales, United Kingdom. Bronwydd Arms railway station is situated 2 miles southeast of Foelfach Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llannewydd and Cynwyl Elfed.
Llannewydd
Village
Llannewydd or Newchurch is a parish in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is 3 miles north of Carmarthen on the banks of the Gwili. The church was rebuilt in 1829. It is in the community of Newchurch and Merthyr.
Cynwyl Elfed
Village
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cynwyl Elfed is a village and community in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales. The community includes the villages of Cynwyl Elfed, Blaenycoed and Cwmduad. Cynwyl Elfed is situated 1½ miles northwest of Foelfach Quarry.
Bronwydd
Village
Photo: Marion Phillips, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bronwydd is a village and community in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated about three miles north of Carmarthen in the valley of the River Gwili. Bronwydd is situated 2 miles east of Foelfach Quarry.
Foelfach Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Newchurch and Merthyr, Carmarthenshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.90692° or 51° 54′ 25″ northLongitude
-4.33657° or 4° 20′ 12″ westOperator
GD HarriesOpen location code
9C3QWM47+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1209489731OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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