Llyn Fawr
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.Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Craig y Llyn and Llyn Fach.
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. Lluest-wen Reservoir is situated 2 miles southeast of Llyn Fawr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhigos and Cefn Rhigos.
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.
Cefn Rhigos
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cefn Rhigos is a hamlet to the west of the village of Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Despite being 8 miles from the town centre, it is within the Aberdare postal district. Cefn Rhigos is situated 2 miles north of Llyn Fawr.
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 2½ miles south of Llyn Fawr.
Llyn Fawr
- Type: Body of water
- Description: reservoir in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK
- Category: reservoir
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.71941° or 51° 43′ 10″ northLongitude
-3.56874° or 3° 34′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C3RPC9J+QGOpenStreetMap ID
way 59016921OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q2564713
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Satellite Map
Discover Llyn Fawr from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Llyn Fawr” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Llyn Fawr”
- Chuvash: “Ллин-Ваур”
- French: “Llyn Fawr”
- Hebrew: “סלין ואור”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Llyn Fawr”
- Russian: “Ллин-Ваур”
- Swedish: “Llyn Fawr”
- Welsh: “Llyn Fawr”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nant y Rhigos and Rhigos Mountain Memorial Crosses.
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