Brynygaer Cemetery
Brynygaer Cemetery is a cemetery in Hirwaun, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Brynygaer Cemetery is situated nearby to the village Hirwaun, as well as near the reservoir Penderyn.Photo: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: municipal cemetery near Hirwaun, Wales
- Also known as: “Bryn-y-Gaer Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hirwaun Library and Moel Penderyn.
Hirwaun Library
Library
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hirwaun Library is situated 4,000 feet southeast of Brynygaer Cemetery.
Moel Penderyn
Peak
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moel Penderyn is a hill on the edge of Penderyn village, in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, south Wales. It also appeared on older maps as 'Y Foel Penderyn'. Moel Penderyn is situated 1½ miles northwest of Brynygaer Cemetery.
Church of St Cynog
Church
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Cynog is situated 1½ miles north of Brynygaer Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hirwaun and Penderyn.
Hirwaun
Village
Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hirwaun is a village and community at the north end of the Cynon Valley in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. It is 4 miles NW of the town of Aberdare, and comes under the Aberdare post town.
Penderyn
Village
Photo: JTreg62, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Penderyn is a rural village in the Cynon Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, located near Hirwaun. The name is a combination of two Welsh words: pen, which means "head" or "end", and deryn, a contracted form of aderyn, "bird". Penderyn is situated 1½ miles north of Brynygaer Cemetery.
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. Rhigos is situated 1½ miles west of Brynygaer Cemetery.
Brynygaer Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Hirwaun, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.74562° or 51° 44′ 44″ northLongitude
-3.52444° or 3° 31′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C3RPFWG+66OpenStreetMap ID
way 200441813OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q76398225
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In Other Languages
“Brynygaer Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Mynwent Brynygaer”
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Highlights include Hirwaun Post Office and Hirwaun.
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