Hendre Fawr Solar Farm

Hendre Fawr Solar Farm is an electrical substation in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. Hendre Fawr Solar Farm is situated nearby to the aerodrome Rhigos Airfield, as well as near the airport terminal Rhigos Airport.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tower Colliery and Craig y Llyn.

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 1½ miles southeast of Hendre Fawr Solar Farm.

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. Craig y Llyn is situated 1½ miles south of Hendre Fawr Solar Farm.

Rhigos Primary School

School

Photo: exrhigosboy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rhigos Primary School is situated 1 mile east of Hendre Fawr Solar Farm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cefn Rhigos and Rhigos.

Cefn Rhigos

Hamlet

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cefn Rhigos is a hamlet to the west of the village of Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Despite being 8 miles from the town centre, it is within the Aberdare postal district.

Rhigos

Village

Photo: GaranRT, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rhigos is a village and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The village is located on the saddle of higher ground between the Vale of Neath and the Cynon Valley.