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. It lies on National Trust land, in the county of Powys. 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″ northLongitude
-3.64261° or 3° 38′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C3RQ9J4+CXOpenStreetMap ID
way 358715537OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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