Blaen Pig Sandstone Quarries
Blaen Pig Sandstone Quarries is a quarry in Blaenavon, Torfaen County Borough, Wales. Blaen Pig Sandstone Quarries is situated nearby to the locality Pwll Du, as well as near the lake Keeper’s Pond.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Keeper’s Pond and Blaenavon Ironworks.
Blaenavon Ironworks
Museum
Photo: Alan Stanton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blaenavon Ironworks 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
Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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″ northLongitude
-3.09166° or 3° 5′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C3RQWR5+28OpenStreetMap ID
way 788847994OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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