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.
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.
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.
Blaen Pig Sandstone Quarries
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Llanelly, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.7976° or 51° 47′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.10884° or 3° 6′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C3RQVXR+2FOpenStreetMap ID
way 788847996OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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