Archimedes Screw
Archimedes Screw is an electrical generator in Penllergaer, Swansea, Wales. Archimedes Screw is situated nearby to Walled Garden, as well as near the ruins The Equatorial Observatory, Penllergare.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Equatorial Observatory, Penllergare and Morriston Hospital.
The Equatorial Observatory, Penllergare
Ruins
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Equatorial Observatory, Penllergare is a ruins, which is situated 870 feet northwest of Archimedes Screw.
Morriston Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Gerallt Pennant, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Morriston Hospital is a 750-bed hospital located in Cwmrhydyceirw near Morriston in Swansea, Wales. It is managed by Swansea Bay University Health Board. Morriston Hospital is situated 2½ miles east of Archimedes Screw.
Mynyddbach Chapel
Church
Photo: Kevin Flynn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mynyddbach Chapel is the oldest Independent chapel in Swansea, Wales. In about 1640 a group of people met on the Sabbath and on week nights to read the Scriptures and have prayer in "Cilfwnwr" farmhouse near Llangyfelach and later at "Tirdwncyn". Mynyddbach Chapel is situated 1½ miles southeast of Archimedes Screw.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tircoed forest village and Penllergaer.
Tircoed forest village
Village
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tircoed forest village is a suburb between the villages of Penllergaer and Pontlliw, Swansea, Wales. It is part of the Pontlliw and Tircoed community. Built from the late 1980s onwards, Tircoed currently consists of 470 houses clustered around a village hall, pond and green, accessible from the A48 via a 1⁄2-mile-long road.
Penllergaer
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Penllergaer is a village and community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. It lies to the east of Gorseinon, within the electoral ward of the same name.
Blaen-y-Maes
Suburb
Blaen-y-Maes is a local authority maintained housing estate of the City and County Swansea, Wales. It falls within the Penderry ward. The local football club, Blaen-y-Maes AFC, was founded in 1973, and currently plays in the Swansea Senior Football League Premier Division.
Archimedes Screw
- Type: Electrical generator
- Category: industry
- Location: Penllergaer, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.67254° or 51° 40′ 21″ northLongitude
-3.99006° or 3° 59′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C3RM2F5+2XOpenStreetMap ID
way 303443121
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