Ystrad Fernol Quarry
Ystrad Fernol Quarry is a quarry in Treherbert, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Ystrad Fernol Quarry is situated nearby to Lluest-wen Reservoir, as well as near the peak Cefn y Llethr Hir.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lluest-wen Reservoir and Tower Colliery.
Lluest-wen Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lluest-wen Reservoir is a reservoir at the top of the Rhondda Fach Valley, in the borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. Parts of it fall within the communities of Rhigos, Aberdare and Treherbert.
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 2 miles northwest of Ystrad Fernol Quarry.
Treherbert railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
Treherbert railway station serves the village of Treherbert in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is the northern terminus of the Rhondda Line after Ynyswen, 23 miles 54 chains from Cardiff Docks. Treherbert railway station is situated 2 miles south of Ystrad Fernol Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blaenrhondda and Treherbert.
Blaenrhondda
Village
Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blaenrhondda is a village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, lying at the head the Rhondda Fawr valley. Blaenrhondda is a village and is part of the community of Treherbert. Blaenrhondda is situated 1½ miles southwest of Ystrad Fernol Quarry.
Treherbert
Village
Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.
Treherbert is a village and community situated at the head of the Rhondda Fawr valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Historically part of Glamorgan. Treherbert is situated 2 miles south of Ystrad Fernol Quarry.
Blaencwm
Village
Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blaencwm is a village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, lying at the head the Rhondda Fawr valley. Two collieries were opened here during the Industrial Revolution, the Dunraven Colliery in 1865 and the Glenrhondda Colliery in 1911. Blaencwm is situated 2½ miles southwest of Ystrad Fernol Quarry.
Ystrad Fernol Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Treherbert, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.70322° or 51° 42′ 12″ northLongitude
-3.52713° or 3° 31′ 38″ westOperator
National Resources WalesOpen location code
9C3RPF3F+74OpenStreetMap ID
way 1560288031OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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