Caban Coch Dam
Caban Coch Dam is a dam in Llanwrthwl, Powys, Wales. Caban Coch Dam is situated nearby to the power station Caban Coch Hydro, as well as near the deciduous forest Cnwch Wood.Photo: Outwivcamera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Caban Coch Dam (partly In Rhayader Community)”, “Caban Coch Dam (partly In The Community Of Llanwrthwl, Brecon District)”, and “Caban-Coch Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carn Gafallt and Foel Valve Tower, Elan Valley.
Carn Gafallt
Peak
Carn Gafallt is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Breconshire, Powys, Wales, and a hill of 466 metres which is a Marilyn.
Foel Valve Tower, Elan Valley
Tower
Photo: Jason.nlw, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Foel Valve Tower, Elan Valley is situated 1 mile west of Caban Coch Dam.
Moelfryn Mawr
Peak
Photo: John Horner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moelfryn Mawr is a peak, which is situated 2 miles north of Caban Coch Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elan Village and Llanwrthwl.
Elan Village
Village
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elan Village is a small purpose-built community in Powys, Wales. It was designed by architect Herbert Tudor Buckland as part of Birmingham Corporation's scheme to construct a series of water supply reservoirs in the Elan Valley between 1892 and 1904.
Llanwrthwl
Village
Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanwrthwl is a village and community in Powys, mid Wales, and the historic county of Brecknockshire. Llanwrthwl lies off the A470 road, north by road from Builth Wells and Newbridge-on-Wye and south of Rhayader. Llanwrthwl is situated 3 miles east of Caban Coch Dam.
Rhayader
Photo: Outwivcamera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rhayader is a market town and community in Powys, Wales, within the historic county of Radnorshire. The town is 20 miles from the source of the River Wye on Plynlimon, the highest point of the Cambrian Mountains, and is located at the junction of the A470 road and the A44 road 13 miles north of Builth Wells and 30 miles east of Aberystwyth.
Caban Coch Dam
- Location: Llanwrthwl, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.26783° or 52° 16′ 4″ northLongitude
-3.57726° or 3° 34′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C4R7C9F+43OpenStreetMap ID
way 305696476OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q17741532
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In Other Languages
“Caban Coch Dam” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Argae Caban Coch”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Caban Coch Hydro and Cnwch Wood.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Caban Coch Hydro Station Substation and Elan Valley Visitors Centre.
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