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.Photo: Derek Cummings, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- 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.
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 4,100 feet southwest of Tower Colliery.
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.
Rhigos Primary School
School
Photo: exrhigosboy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhigos Primary School is situated 1 mile north of Tower Colliery.
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 1½ miles northwest of Tower Colliery.
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 2 miles northeast of Tower Colliery.
Tower Colliery
- Categories: mine and tourism
- Location: Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.72743° or 51° 43′ 39″ northLongitude
-3.55574° or 3° 33′ 21″ westOperator
Zip WorldOpen location code
9C3RPCGV+XPOpenStreetMap ID
way 59017009OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q847467
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Satellite Map
Discover Tower Colliery from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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