Olwyn Goch shaft cap

Olwyn Goch shaft cap is a building in Cilcain, Flintshire, Wales. Olwyn Goch shaft cap is situated nearby to the ruins Taylor’s Engine Shaft Cap, as well as near Taylor’s Shaft Pumphouse.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rhydymwyn railway station and Hendre Quarry.

Rhydymwyn railway station

Railway station

Rhydymwyn railway station was a station in Rhydymwyn, Flintshire, Wales. The station was opened on 6 September 1869, closed to passengers on 30 April 1962 and closed completely on 4 May 1964. Rhydymwyn railway station is situated 3,700 feet southeast of Olwyn Goch shaft cap.

Hendre Quarry

Quarry

Photo: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hendre Quarry is situated 2,800 feet northwest of Olwyn Goch shaft cap.

Moel y Gaer

Archaeological site

Photo: Adie Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Moel y Gaer is an Iron Age hillfort located on a summit at the southern end of Halkyn Mountain, overlooking the village of Rhosesmor, Flintshire, Wales. Moel y Gaer is situated 1 mile northeast of Olwyn Goch shaft cap.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hendre and Rhydymwyn.

Hendre

Hamlet

Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hendre is a hamlet.

Rhydymwyn

Village

Photo: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rhydymwyn is a village in Flintshire, Wales, located in the upper Alyn valley. Once a district of Mold, it was recognised as a separate parish from 1865. It is now part of the community of Cilcain. In 2011 it had a population of 522.

Rhosesmor

Village

Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rhosesmor is a small village near Mold, Flintshire, in north-east Wales. The village lies near the parishes of Halkyn and Rhes-y-cae. The hamlet of Wern-y-Gaer is encompassed by the boundaries of the village.

Olwyn Goch shaft cap

Type: Building
Location: Cilcain, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.20098° or 53° 12′ 4″ north

Longitude

-3.19696° or 3° 11′ 49″ west

Open location code

9C5R6R23+96

OpenStreetMap ID

way 902169409

OpenStreetMap feature

building=mineshaft_cap

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Taylor’s Engine Shaft Cap and Taylor’s Shaft Pumphouse.

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