Tower Surface Mine

Tower Surface Mine is in Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Tower Surface Mine is situated nearby to the power station Hirwaun BESS, as well as near Rhigos Road Solar Farm.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brynygaer Cemetery and Tower Colliery.

Brynygaer Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brynygaer Cemetery is situated 2,800 feet northeast of Tower Surface Mine.

Tower Colliery was the oldest continuously working deep-coal mine in the United Kingdom, and possibly the world, until its closure in 2008. It was the last mine of its kind to remain in the South Wales Valleys. Tower Colliery is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Tower Surface Mine.

Hirwaun Library

Library

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hirwaun Library is situated 1 mile east of Tower Surface Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hirwaun and Rhigos.

Hirwaun

Village

Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hirwaun is a village and community at the north end of the Cynon Valley in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. It is 4 miles NW of the town of Aberdare, and comes under the Aberdare post town.

Rhigos

Village

Photo: GaranRT, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rhigos is a village and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The village is located on the saddle of higher ground between the Vale of Neath and the Cynon Valley.

Cefn Rhigos

Hamlet

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cefn Rhigos is a hamlet to the west of the village of Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Despite being 8 miles from the town centre, it is within the Aberdare postal district. Cefn Rhigos is situated 2 miles west of Tower Surface Mine.

Tower Surface Mine

Type: Industry
Location: Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.73989° or 51° 44′ 24″ north

Longitude

-3.53268° or 3° 31′ 58″ west

Open location code

9C3RPFQ8+XW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 925624968

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

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Highlights include Hirwaun BESS and Rhigos Road Solar Farm.

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