Blaen Pig Sandstone Quarries

Blaen Pig Sandstone Quarries is a quarry in Blaenavon, Torfaen County Borough, Wales. Blaen Pig Sandstone Quarries is situated near the locality Pwll Du, as well as near the lake Keeper’s Pond.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Keeper’s Pond and Blaenavon Ironworks.

Keeper’s Pond

Lake

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Keeper’s Pond is a lake.

Blaenavon Ironworks

Museum

Photo: Alan Stanton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blaenavon Ironworks, officially spelled Blaenafon Ironworks since 2024, is a former industrial site which is now a museum in Blaenavon, Wales. The ironworks was of crucial importance in the development of the ability to use cheap, low quality, high sulphur iron ores worldwide. Blaenavon Ironworks is situated 1 mile south of Blaen Pig Sandstone Quarries.

Ogof Draenen

Cave

Ogof Draenen entrance is located at Pwll Du, north of Blaenavon, Monmouthshire. At 66 kilometres it is the longest cave system in Wales and the second longest in Great Britain behind the Three Counties System on the Cumbria/Lancashire/Yorkshire border. Ogof Draenen is situated 3,600 feet north of Blaen Pig Sandstone Quarries.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pwll Du and Blaenavon.

Pwll Du

Locality

Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pwll Du was a village in Monmouthshire, Wales. It was declared a slum in 1960 and demolished in 1963. The main employment was provided by nearby limestone quarries and by the iron works in Blaenavon.

Blaenavon

Photo: Alan Stanton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blaenavon is a town in Torfaen, South Wales. The Blaenavon Industrial Landscape has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Clydach

Village

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Clydach is a village in Monmouthshire, Wales. Its nearest neighbours are the village of Gilwern and town of Abergavenny. Clydach is situated 2 miles northwest of Blaen Pig Sandstone Quarries.

Blaen Pig Sandstone Quarries

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: Blaenavon, Torfaen County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.79008° or 51° 47′ 24″ north

Longitude

-3.09166° or 3° 5′ 30″ west

Open location code

9C3RQWR5+28

OpenStreetMap ID

way 788847994

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Blaen Pig and Black Cavern.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Keepers Pond Car Park and Footpath navigation marker.

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