Tower Colliery
Tower Colliery was the oldest continuously working deep-coal mine in the United Kingdom, and possibly the world, until its closure in 2008. It was the last mine of its kind to remain in the South Wales Valleys.
- Tourist attraction
- …is operated by Zip World
- Description: Historic Welsh coal mine active until 2008
- Also known as“No. 4 Colliery, Hirwaun”“Zip World Tower Colliery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Llyn Fawr and Craig y Llyn.
Rhigos Primary School
Rhigos Primary School is situated 1 mile north of Tower Colliery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhigos and Cefn Rhigos.
Rhigos
Rhigos is a village and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.
Cefn Rhigos
Cefn Rhigos is a hamlet to the west of the village of Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Cefn Rhigos is situated 1½ miles northwest of Tower Colliery.
Tower Colliery
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Latitude
51.72743° or 51° 43′ 39″ north
Longitude
-3.55574° or 3° 33′ 21″ west
Open location code
9C3RPCGV+XP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“Tower Colliery” goes by many names.
Tower CollieryNorwegian
Tower CollieryNorwegian Bokmål
Glofa’r TŵrWelsh
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tower Coaster and Nant y Rhigos.
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