Tower Colliery

Tower Colliery was the oldest continuously working deep-coal mine in the , and possibly the world, until its closure in 2008. It was the last mine of its kind to remain in the South Wales Valleys.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Historic Welsh coal mine active until 2008
  • Also known as: “No. 4 Colliery, Hirwaun” and “Zip World Tower Colliery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Llyn Fawr and Craig y Llyn.

Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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, . is situated 4,100 feet southwest of Tower Colliery.

Peak
Photo: Craigthomas1, CC BY 4.0.
is a mountain situated to the south of the village of in the Cynon Valley on the south side of the upper Vale of Neath and north of the Rhondda Valleys in ; it is the highest point in the ancient kingdom and, later, county of , and the southern Welsh coalfield plateau.

School
Photo: exrhigosboy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1 mile north of Tower Colliery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rhigos and Cefn Rhigos.

Village
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is a village and community in , Wales. The village is located on the saddle of higher ground between the Vale of Neath and the Cynon Valley.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet to the west of the village of , , Wales. Despite being 8 miles from the town centre, it is within the postal district. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Tower Colliery.

Village
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is a and community at the north end of the Cynon Valley in the County Borough of , . It is 4 miles NW of the town of , and comes under the Aberdare post town. is situated 2 miles northeast of Tower Colliery.

Tower Colliery

Latitude
51.72743° or 51° 43′ 39″ north
Longitude
-3.55574° or 3° 33′ 21″ west
Operator
Zip World
Open location code
9C3RPCGV+XP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 59017009
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q847467
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Satellite Map

Discover Tower Colliery from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From French to Welsh—“Tower Colliery” goes by many names.
  • French: “Tower Colliery”
  • German: “Tower Colliery”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tower Colliery”
  • Norwegian: “Tower Colliery”
  • Welsh: “Glofa’r Tŵr”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tower Coaster and Nant y Rhigos.

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