Graig Fawr ‘Chain Home Low’ Radar Station (WWII)
Graig Fawr ‘Chain Home Low’ Radar Station (WWII) is a bunker in Margam, Neath Port Talbot, Wales. Graig Fawr ‘Chain Home Low’ Radar Station (WWII) is situated nearby to the college Grŵp Castell-nedd Port Talbot - Campws Afan / Neath Port Talbot Group - Afan Campus, as well as near the recreation area Tata Steel Sports Ground.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Margan and Cryke Chapel (Ruin).
Margan
Photo: Archangel12, CC BY 2.0.
Margam Abbey was a Cistercian monastery, located in the village of Margam, a suburb of modern Port Talbot in Wales. Margan is situated 3,900 feet southeast of Graig Fawr ‘Chain Home Low’ Radar Station (WWII).
Cryke Chapel (Ruin)
Ruins
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cryke Chapel (Ruin) is a ruins, which is situated 3,300 feet southeast of Graig Fawr ‘Chain Home Low’ Radar Station (WWII).
Margam Country Park
Park
Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Margam Country Park is a country park estate in Wales, of around 850 acres. It is situated in Margam, about 2 miles from Port Talbot in south Wales. It was once owned by the Mansel Talbot family and is now owned and administered by the local council, Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Margam Country Park is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Graig Fawr ‘Chain Home Low’ Radar Station (WWII).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Margam and Taibach.
Margam
Suburb
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Margam is a suburb and community of Port Talbot in the Welsh county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, close to junction 39 of the M4 motorway. The community had a population of 3,017 in 2011; the built up area being larger and extending into Taibach community.
Taibach
Suburb
Taibach, also spelled as Tai-bach, is a community and suburban district of Port Talbot, Wales. It is a settlement centered on the main A48 road, sandwiched between the river Ffrwdwyllt and Margam. Parts of Margam are within the community boundaries.
Goytre
Suburb
Photo: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Goytre is a village near the town of Port Talbot, Wales. The village lies in the valley of the Nant Ffrwdwyllt, between the communities of Taibach, Cwmafan, Bryn and Margam. Goytre is situated 1½ miles north of Graig Fawr ‘Chain Home Low’ Radar Station (WWII).
Graig Fawr ‘Chain Home Low’ Radar Station (WWII)
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: ruins, historic site, and military installation
- Location: Margam, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.56981° or 51° 34′ 11″ northLongitude
-3.7428° or 3° 44′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C3RH794+WVOpenStreetMap ID
way 24148230OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grŵp Castell-nedd Port Talbot - Campws Afan / Neath Port Talbot Group - Afan Campus and Tata Steel Sports Ground.
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