Fochriw Colliery

What is recorded here

Fochriw Colliery is a coal mine in Caerphilly, Wales.

From the Coflein (National Monuments Record of Wales) record 80576

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Recorded period

post-medieval

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Photo credits

• Jaggery, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• CHARLES GORDON CLARK, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• nantcoly, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Gareth James, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Graham Horn, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Robin Drayton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Jeremy Bolwell, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fochriw VillageVillage · 321 ydOld dry stone retaining wall above FochriwStanding or carved stone · 360 ydFochrhiw Village and schoolHeritage place · 410 ydMynydd FochriwMountain / peak · 611 ydPentwyn, CemeteryCemetery · 771 ydGraveyard and chapel at PentwynChurch, cross or graveyard · 844 ydCwmbargoed Disposal Point;Cwmbargoed Coal Disposal Point, near Merthyr TydfilCoal Preparation Plant · 1403 ydTyla-du PlantationForest · 1630 ydCwmllwydrew MeadowsNature reserve · 1.1 miParc Cwm Darran Visitor CentreVisitor information · 1.2 miCefn Y BrithdirMountain / peak · 1.9 miAnemometer tower on Mynydd Gilfach Yr EncilCastle, fort or tower · 2.1 mi

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