Mynydd Garnclochdy, Blaenavon

#6 among attractions in Blaenavon

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Mynydd Garnclochdy is a gentle summit on the long moorland ridge which extends south from Blorenge towards Pontypool and which defines the boundary between the modern county of Monmouthshire to the east and the county borough of Torfaen to the west though historically it was entirely within the traditional county of Monmouthshire. Its summit, at a height of 448 m, is marked by a small cairn. The summit and the eastern slopes of the hill fall within the Brecon Beacons National Park. A southern top of the hill, Mynydd Garn-wen achieves a height of 436m, and carries a trig point further south again at an elevation of 425m. To the north the broad moorland ridge runs via a poorly defined 425m top and a col at 404m elevation just south of a minor east–west road, into Mynydd y Garn-fawr, east of Blaenavon. ()

Coordinates: 51°44'54"N, 3°1'42"W

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Blaenavon United Kingdom

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Mynydd Garnclochdy – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon Ironworks, Pontypool Park, Alice Springs Golf Club.

3.7 miNW
Museum, Historical place, Specialty museum
Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon
95 min walk • Nestled in the rugged landscape of Wales, the Big Pit National Coal Museum offers a profound journey into the country's industrial past. As a key part of Blaenavon's UNESCO World Heritage Site, this authentic coal mine provides a poignant reminder of the community...
3.3 miNW
Museum, History museum
Blaenavon Ironworks, Blaenavon
84 min walk • 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.
3.2 miS
Park
Pontypool Park, Pontypool
83 min walk • Pontypool Park is a 150-acre park in Pontypool, Torfaen, Wales. The park was formerly the grounds of Pontypool House and was laid out in the closing years of the 17th century for John Hanbury, an ironmaster, who is closely associated with Japanware.
3.9 miE
Golf
Alice Springs Golf Club
100 min walk • Alice Springs Golf Club - Now Closed is a former golf club based just outside Usk at Monmouthshire, Wales. Alice Springs was a 36-hole golf complex with 40 Buggys, all fitted with GPS systems. It was an all-weather course with no temporary greens.
3.1 miS
Specialty museum, Art museum, Museum
Torfaen Museum, Pontypool
80 min walk • Torfaen Museum – formerly the Valley Inheritance Museum and Amgueddfa Pontypool Museum – is an accredited museum located in Pontypool, Torfaen, South Wales. It is managed by the Torfaen Museum Trust.
2.7 miNE
Church
St Bartholomew's Church, Llanfoist
69 min walk • The Church of St Bartholomew, Llanover, Monmouthshire is a parish church with its origins in the period following the Norman Conquest.
3.2 miNW
51°46'36"N • 3°5'19"W
Stack Square, Blaenavon
83 min walk • Museum, History museum
4 miNE
Church
Saint Michael
101 min walk • The Church of St Michael, Llanvihangel Gobion, Monmouthshire is a parish church with datable origins to the 15th century. There is no record of a Victorian restoration, although one must have occurred, but there is documented evidence of a "light" reconstruction in 1925.
2.2 miS
Forts and castles, Tower
Folly Tower, Brecon Beacons
56 min walk • The Folly Tower is a folly located within the grounds of a working farm, close to Pontypool Park, Torfaen, South Wales. It is a prominent local landmark above the A4042 Pontypool to Abergavenny road and overlooks Pontypool to the west and rural Monmouthshire to the east.
3.1 miNW
, Archaeological site
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape, Blaenavon
80 min walk • Blaenavon Industrial Landscape, in and around Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, was inscribed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000. The Blaenavon Ironworks, now a museum, was a major centre of iron production using locally mined or quarried iron ore, coal and limestone.
4 miNE
Bridge
Pant-y-Goitre Bridge
102 min walk • Pant-y-Goitre Bridge crosses the River Usk between Abergavenny and Usk near the village of Llanfair Kilgeddin. The bridge carries the B4598. It was constructed in 1821 by the engineer John Upton.