Banwen Iron Works

Banwen Iron Works is an archaeological site in Onllwyn, Neath Port Talbot, Wales. Banwen Iron Works is situated nearby to the archaeological site Coelbren Roman Fort, as well as near the lake Banwen Community Fishery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Henrhyd Falls and Lady Falls.

Henrhyd Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Daimack, Public domain.

Henrhyd Falls in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, is the tallest waterfall in southern Wales, with a drop of 90 feet. Famous for its appearance as the entrance to the Batcave in The Dark Knight trilogy directed by Christopher Nolan. Henrhyd Falls is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Banwen Iron Works.

Lady Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Gerry Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lady Falls is a waterfall, which is situated 2 miles east of Banwen Iron Works.

Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary

Zoo

Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary is an animal sanctuary between Caehopkin and Abercraf in Powys, Wales. It became the Wales Ape & Monkey Sanctuary in December 2008, being previously known as Cefn-yr-Erw Primate Sanctuary. Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary is situated 2½ miles northwest of Banwen Iron Works.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Banwen and Coelbren.

Banwen

Village

Banwen is a small village in Neath Port Talbot county borough in Wales. Banwen is part of the community of Onllwyn along with the village of Onllwyn itself and the adjacent parish of Dyffryn Cellwen.

Coelbren

Village

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coelbren is a small rural village within the community of Tawe Uchaf in southernmost Powys, Wales. It lies on the very northern edge of the South Wales Coalfield some six miles north-east of Ystradgynlais and just outside the southern boundary of the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Onllwyn

Village

Photo: roger geach, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Onllwyn is a small village and community in Neath Port Talbot, Wales, near Seven Sisters. The community area also covers the small settlements of Dyffryn Cellwen and Banwen. Onllwyn is situated 1½ miles west of Banwen Iron Works.

Banwen Iron Works

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Onllwyn, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.78103° or 51° 46′ 52″ north

Longitude

-3.64261° or 3° 38′ 33″ west

Open location code

9C3RQ9J4+CX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 358715537

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Coelbren Roman Fort and Banwen RFC.

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