Cefn Onn quarry
Cefn Onn quarry is a quarry in Caerphilly, Wales. Cefn Onn quarry is situated nearby to the forest Coed Tranch-yr-Hebog, as well as near Wern Ddu.Photo: Kev Griffin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Quarry
- Description: former slate quarry near Caerphilly, in the community of Rudry, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Cefn Onn Slate Quarry”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lisvane and Thornhill railway station and Morgraig Castle.
Lisvane and Thornhill railway station
Railway station
Photo: Profile at Geograph website, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lisvane and Thornhill railway station is a railway station serving the Lisvane and Thornhill areas of north Cardiff, Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network. Lisvane and Thornhill railway station is situated 1 mile south of Cefn Onn quarry.
Morgraig Castle
Ruins
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Morgraig Castle is a ruined castle, which lies close to the southern borders of the county borough of Caerphilly, overlooking Cardiff in Wales. It was built in the 13th century, but there is some debate as to who actually built the castle, either Gilbert de Clare or the Lord of Senghennydd. Morgraig Castle is situated 1 mile southwest of Cefn Onn quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lansbury Park and Bedwas.
Lansbury Park
Suburb
Lansbury Park is a residential suburb of the town of Caerphilly in Wales. The estate was built as council housing in the 1960s on former farmland. The first two housing courts were officially opened by Ness Edwards, the local MP, in 1965.
Bedwas
Village
Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bedwas is a town situated two miles north-east of Caerphilly, south Wales, situated in the Caerphilly county borough, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. Bedwas is situated 2 miles north of Cefn Onn quarry.
Trethomas
Village
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trethomas is a small village 2+1⁄2 miles northeast of Caerphilly, southeast Wales, situated in the Caerphilly county borough, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. Trethomas is situated 2½ miles north of Cefn Onn quarry.
Cefn Onn quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Caerphilly, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.55931° or 51° 33′ 34″ northLongitude
-3.19278° or 3° 11′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C3RHR54+PVOpenStreetMap ID
way 368801276OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryWikidata ID
Q89565563
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In Other Languages
“Cefn Onn quarry” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Chwarel Cefn Onn”
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Highlights include Coed Tranch-yr-Hebog and Cefn Onn.
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