Pontsticill Reservoir Dam
Pontsticill Reservoir Dam is a dam in Vaynor, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Pontsticill Reservoir Dam is situated nearby to Pontsticill railway station, as well as near Baltic Quarry.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pontsticill railway station and Pant railway station.
Pontsticill railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pontsticill railway station is an intermediate station on the Brecon Mountain Railway at Pontsticill, in the historic Welsh county of Brecknockshire, now Merthyr Tydfil County Borough. Pontsticill railway station is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Pontsticill Reservoir Dam.
Pant railway station
Railway station
Photo: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pant railway station was a station which served Pant, Merthyr Tydfil, in the historic Welsh county of Glamorgan, now Merthyr Tydfil County Borough. It was the junction at which the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Railway line from Pontsticill in the North split to serve the Dowlais Central and Dowlais Top lines. Pant railway station is situated 1¼ miles south of Pontsticill Reservoir Dam.
Morlais Castle
Ruins
Photo: Gibbinskaren, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Morlais Castle is a 13th-century castle located above the Taff Gorge near the town of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. Morlais Castle is situated 1½ miles southwest of Pontsticill Reservoir Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pontsticill and Pant.
Pontsticill
Village
Photo: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pontsticill is a village within the County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales. It lies within the valley of the Taf Fechan on the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Pant
Village
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pant is a village and community on the outskirts of Merthyr Tydfil, a large former mining town in the South Wales Valleys, Wales. Pant is notable for being the starting point of the Brecon Mountain Railway, and the site of the former Morlais railway tunnel, which runs underneath the village and emerges in the middle of it. Pant is situated 1½ miles south of Pontsticill Reservoir Dam.
Dowlais
Suburb
Photo: Varitek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dowlais is a village and community of the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil, in Wales. The name is derived from the Welsh du meaning 'black' and glais meaning 'stream'. Dowlais is situated 2½ miles south of Pontsticill Reservoir Dam.
Pontsticill Reservoir Dam
- Type: Dam
- Location: Vaynor, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.7975° or 51° 47′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.36355° or 3° 21′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C3RQJXP+2HOpenStreetMap ID
way 223732504OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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