Capel Y Baran
Capel Y Baran is a church in Clydach and Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot, Wales. Capel Y Baran is situated nearby to the peak Mynydd Carn-llechart, as well as near Bryn-mawr.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abernant Colliery and Penlle’r Castell.
Abernant Colliery
Quarry
Photo: roger geach, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abernant Colliery was a coal mine in the River Amman valley at Pwllfawatkin, 4 miles north of Pontardawe and 13 miles north of Swansea, West Wales. Abernant Colliery is situated 1 mile east of Capel Y Baran.
Penlle’r Castell
Archaeological site
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penlle'r Castell is an historic ruin on the summit of Mynydd y Gwair in the far north of the City and County of Swansea. The Penlle'r Castell site was probably a late 13th-century stronghold garrisoned by one of the Marcher Lords. Penlle’r Castell is situated 2 miles northwest of Capel Y Baran.
Lliw Upper
Photo: Gareth Lovering Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lliw Upper is situated 2 miles southwest of Capel Y Baran.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cwmgors and Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen.
Cwmgors
Village
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cwmgors is a village in the county of Glamorgan, and administered as part of the unitary authority borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It is part of the community of Gwaun-cae-Gurwen and lies within the ceremonial county of West Glamorgan. Cwmgors is situated 2 miles northeast of Capel Y Baran.
Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
Village
Photo: Geraint Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is a village and community in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot. In South West Wales, it was historically a part of Glamorgan and is in the most Welsh-speaking part of Neath Port Talbot. Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is situated 2½ miles north of Capel Y Baran.
Craig-cefn-parc
Village
Craig-cefn-parc is a village near Clydach, outside Swansea, Wales. It falls within the Mawr ward of Swansea. The name means "park ridge rock". Cwm Clydach RSPB nature reserve is located at the south of the village, near the New Inn Public House, at the boundary between Craig-cefn-parc and Clydach. Craig-cefn-parc is situated 3 miles south of Capel Y Baran.
Capel Y Baran
- Type: Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Clydach and Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.75339° or 51° 45′ 12″ northLongitude
-3.90353° or 3° 54′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C3RQ33W+9HOpenStreetMap ID
way 219971634OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
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