Mynydd Machen Common
Mynydd Machen Common is a heath in Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. Mynydd Machen Common is situated nearby to the forest Coetir Machen, as well as near the archaeological site Begwns Round Barrow.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mynydd Machen and Castell Meredydd.
Mynydd Machen
Peak
Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mynydd Machen or Machen Mountain is a 362-metre-high hill lying between the town of Risca and the village of Machen in Caerphilly County Borough in south Wales. Its summit is crowned by a trig point and a mast.
Castell Meredydd
Castle
Castell Meredydd, also called Castell Machen, was a castle in Gwynllwg, Wales in the 13th century, long since ruined. Castell Meredydd is situated 1 mile southeast of Mynydd Machen Common.
Machen Library
Library
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Machen Library is situated 1 mile southwest of Mynydd Machen Common.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Machen and Wattsville.
Machen
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Machen is a large village three miles east of Caerphilly, south Wales. It is situated in the Caerphilly borough within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.
Wattsville
Village
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wattsville is a small village in the Sirhowy Valley, eight miles north west of Newport, built in the 20th century for accommodation for mine workers.
Lower Machen
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lower Machen is a small hamlet at the very western edge of the city of Newport, South Wales. It is adjacent to the A468 road, south-east of Machen in the county borough of Caerphilly.
Mynydd Machen Common
Latitude
51.6048° or 51° 36′ 17″ northLongitude
-3.12958° or 3° 7′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C3RJV3C+W5OpenStreetMap ID
way 277915653OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
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In Other Languages
“Mynydd Machen Common” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Comin Mynydd Machen”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Coetir Machen and Begwns Round Barrow.
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