Rhigos Viewpoint Carpark
Rhigos Viewpoint Carpark is a parking area in Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Rhigos Viewpoint Carpark is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Craig y Llyn, as well as near Rhigos Mountain Memorial Crosses.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Llyn Fawr and Craig y Llyn.
Llyn Fawr
Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llyn Fawr is a reservoir that occupies one of a series glacial cirques that form the northern escarpment of the South Wales Coalfield uplands, overlooking the heads of the Vale of Neath and the Cynon Valley, South Wales. Llyn Fawr is situated 3,400 feet west of Rhigos Viewpoint Carpark.
Craig y Llyn
Peak
Photo: Craigthomas1, CC BY 4.0.
Craig y Llyn is a mountain situated to the south of the village of Rhigos in the Cynon Valley on the south side of the upper Vale of Neath and north of the Rhondda Valleys in South Wales; it is the highest point in the ancient kingdom and, later, county of Glamorgan, and the southern Welsh coalfield plateau.
Lluest-wen Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lluest-wen Reservoir is a reservoir at the top of the Rhondda Fach Valley, in the borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. Parts of it fall within the communities of Rhigos, Aberdare and Treherbert.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhigos and Blaenrhondda.
Rhigos
Village
Photo: GaranRT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rhigos is a village and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The village is located on the saddle of higher ground between the Vale of Neath and the Cynon Valley. Rhigos is situated 1½ miles north of Rhigos Viewpoint Carpark.
Blaenrhondda
Village
Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blaenrhondda is a village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, lying at the head the Rhondda Fawr valley. Blaenrhondda is a village and is part of the community of Treherbert. Blaenrhondda is situated 2 miles south of Rhigos Viewpoint Carpark.
Hirwaun
Village
Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hirwaun is a village and community at the north end of the Cynon Valley in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. It is 4 miles NW of the town of Aberdare, and comes under the Aberdare post town. Hirwaun is situated 2½ miles northeast of Rhigos Viewpoint Carpark.
Rhigos Viewpoint Carpark
- Type: Parking area
- Parking: surface
- Category: transportation
- Location: Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.71629° or 51° 42′ 59″ northLongitude
-3.55461° or 3° 33′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C3RPC8W+G5OpenStreetMap ID
way 516696603OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=parkingOpenStreetMap attribute
parking=surface
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Craig y Llyn and Rhigos Mountain Memorial Crosses.
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