Frongoch mine

Pont-rhyd-y-groes is a village near Cwmystwyth and Devil's Bridge, in Ceredigion, Wales. The village takes its name from the bridge and ford over the River Ystwyth.

Type: Quarry
Description: former Pb-Zn mine in Devil’s Bridge, Ceredigion, Wales
Also known as: “Bron-y-Goch mine”, “Fron Goch Lead Mine”, “Fron Goch Mine”, “Frongoch Lead Mine”, “Frongoch mine, Ceredigion”, and “Llawynwnwch mine”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Devil’s Bridge railway station and Rhiwfron railway station.

Devil’s Bridge railway station

Railway station

Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Devil's Bridge railway station is a railway station serving Devil's Bridge in Ceredigion in Mid-Wales. It is the eastern terminus of the preserved Vale of Rheidol Railway. Devil’s Bridge railway station is situated 2 miles northeast of Frongoch mine.

Rhiwfron railway station

Railway station

Photo: Timothy Titus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rhiwfron railway station is a railway station serving Rhiwfron in Ceredigion in Mid-Wales. It is an intermediate station on the preserved Vale of Rheidol Railway. Rhiwfron railway station is situated 2 miles north of Frongoch mine.

John the Baptist Church

Church

Photo: Rude Health, CC BY-SA 2.0.

John the Baptist Church is situated 2 miles south of Frongoch mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Row and Pont-rhyd-y-groes.

New Row

Hamlet

New Row is a hamlet in the community of Pontarfynach, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 66.5 miles from Cardiff and 169.5 miles from London. New Row is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones and is part of the Ceredigion Preseli constituency in the House of Commons.

Pont-rhyd-y-groes

Village

Photo: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pont-rhyd-y-groes is a village near Cwmystwyth and Devil's Bridge, in Ceredigion, Wales. The village takes its name from the bridge and ford over the River Ystwyth. Pont-rhyd-y-groes is situated 1½ miles southeast of Frongoch mine.