Blaen Pig Sandstone Quarries

Blaen Pig Sandstone Quarries is a quarry in Llanelly, Monmouthshire, Wales. Blaen Pig Sandstone Quarries is situated nearby to the peak Llanelly Hill, as well as near the adit Pwll Du Tunnel.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ogof Draenen and Gilwern Hill.

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 3,400 feet east of Blaen Pig Sandstone Quarries.

Gilwern Hill

Peak

Photo: Carol Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gilwern Hill is a 441 m high hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park, south of the village of Gilwern in Monmouthshire, Wales. It lies west of the Blorenge. The hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Whistle Inn Halt railway station

Railway station

Photo: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whistle Inn is a halt on the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway heritage railway in Torfaen, Wales. It is situated adjacent to the Whistle Inn, near the village of Garn-yr-erw. Whistle Inn Halt railway station is situated 1 mile southwest of Blaen Pig Sandstone Quarries.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pwll Du and Clydach.

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.