
What is recorded here
Valve tower and access bridge, Pontsticill Reservoir is a castle, fort or tower in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Perhaps the bridge is a tongue of stone reaching into water, testing depth before the main body follows. Maybe the tower holds a valve for rain, turning rainfall into drinking water for whole valleys. Imagine a keeper standing on the bridge at dawn, listening for the sound of clean water moving through hidden pipes.
A named place photographed at this map point in Merthyr Tydfil.
Places near here
Pontsticill Reservoir - Intake towerCastle, fort or tower · 1 yd
Tower in the SW corner of Pontiscill ReservoirCastle, fort or tower · 1 yd
Pump House, Pontsticill Reservoir from the Brecon Mountain RailwayMountain or hill · 34 yd
Pontsticill Reservoir from the Brecon Mountain RailwayMountain or hill · 151 yd
Forest clearance west of Pontsticill ReservoirForest or wood · 207 yd
Turbine House, Pontsticill Water Treatment WorksTurbine House · 251 yd
Stores shed at Pontsticill stationOld home or work place · 357 yd
Christmas tree at Pontsticill StationHeritage place · 376 yd
Pontsticill Junction Signal Box, Pontsticill Station, Brecon & Merthyr Railway; Pontsticill Junction Signal Box, Pontsticill Station, Brecon Mountain RailwaySignal Box · 406 yd
Railway Museum, PontsticillHeritage place · 415 yd
Old stone bridge below Pontsticill ReservoirStanding or carved stone · 535 yd
Twynau GwynionMountain / peak · 1610 ydOther information
Photo: Robin Drayton · CC BY-SA 2.0