Gilwern Hill

Gilwern Hill is a heath in Llanelly, Monmouthshire, Wales. Gilwern Hill is situated nearby to the cave Ogof Dwy Sir, as well as near the quarry Gilwern North.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gilwern Hill and Ogof Draenen.

Gilwern Hill

Peak

Photo: Carol Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gilwern Hill is a 441 m high hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park, south of the village of Gilwern in Monmouthshire, Wales. It lies west of the Blorenge. The hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Ogof Draenen

Cave

Ogof Draenen entrance is located at Pwll Du, north of Blaenavon, Monmouthshire. At 66 kilometres it is the longest cave system in Wales and the second longest in Great Britain behind the Three Counties System on the Cumbria/Lancashire/Yorkshire border. Ogof Draenen is situated 3,500 feet southeast of Gilwern Hill.

Pwll Du Tunnel

Adit

Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Pwll Du Tunnel was the longest horse-powered tramway tunnel to be built in Britain at 1,875 metres in length. It started in Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, and was originally a coal mine, running northward almost horizontally into a hillside. Pwll Du Tunnel is situated 3,800 feet southeast of Gilwern Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clydach and Pwll Du.

Clydach

Village

Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clydach is a village in Monmouthshire, Wales. Its nearest neighbours are the village of Gilwern and town of Abergavenny.

Pwll Du

Locality

Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pwll Du was a village in Monmouthshire, Wales. It was declared a slum in 1960 and demolished in 1963. The main employment was provided by nearby limestone quarries and by the iron works in Blaenavon.

Gilwern

Village

Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gilwern is a village within the Brecon Beacons National Park in Monmouthshire, Wales. Historically in Brecknockshire, it extends to either side of the River Clydach on the south side of the Usk valley.

Gilwern Hill

Type: Heath
Location: Llanelly, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.8078° or 51° 48′ 28″ north

Longitude

-3.10235° or 3° 6′ 8″ west

Open location code

9C3RRV5X+43

OpenStreetMap ID

way 389048014

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=heath

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ogof Dwy Sir and Gilwern Hill Crag.

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