Cwmrheidol Mine
Cwmrheidol Mine is a mine in Pontarfynach, Ceredigion, Wales. Cwmrheidol Mine is situated nearby to the ruins Turbine house, as well as near Allt Felen.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Mine
- Description: lead mine in Blaenrheidol
- Also known as: “Cwm Rheidol Mine” and “Level Fawr Lead Mine, Cwmrheidol”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rhiwfron railway station and Ebenezer Wesleyan Chapel.
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 1,300 feet south of Cwmrheidol Mine.
Ebenezer Wesleyan Chapel
Church
Photo: John Fielding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ebenezer Wesleyan Chapel is a church, which is situated 2,100 feet northeast of Cwmrheidol Mine.
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 1 mile southeast of Cwmrheidol Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ystumtuen and Devil’s Bridge.
Ystumtuen
Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ystumtuen is a small village in northern Ceredigion, Wales. It is situated above the valley of the River Rheidol. It is situated on rocks rich in lead and silver and during a lengthy period in the 18th and 19th centuries, Ystumtuen was a bustling mining village.
Devil’s Bridge
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Devil's Bridge is a tourist hotspot in Ceredigion just off the coast of West Wales, near Aberystwyth.
Ysbyty Cynfyn
Hamlet
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ysbyty Cynfyn is a hamlet in the community of Blaenrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 69.1 miles from Cardiff and 169.3 miles from London. The Parish Church of St John the Baptist was built in the early 19th century, replacing a previous one.
Cwmrheidol Mine
- Categories: lead mine, historic site, and industry
- Location: Pontarfynach, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.38723° or 52° 23′ 14″ northLongitude
-3.86752° or 3° 52′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C4R94PJ+VXOpenStreetMap ID
way 391209018OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mineWikidata ID
Q102081714
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In Other Languages
“Cwmrheidol Mine” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Mwynglawdd Cwmrheidol”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Turbine house and Allt Felen.
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