What is recorded here
Valve tower is a castle, fort or tower in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Perhaps it stood as a watchful sentinel over the valley, its stones drinking rain and shadow alike. Maybe travelers passed beneath its guard, offering coins or curses depending on the hour. Imagine the tower breathing life into the ordinary town, reminding everyone that memory still holds the shape of the world.
A named place photographed at this map point in Merthyr Tydfil.
Places near here
Valve tower and spillway, Pontsticill ReservoirCastle, fort or tower · 15 yd
Valve tower of Pontsticill ReservoirCastle, fort or tower · 15 yd
Pump House, Pontsticill Reservoir from the Brecon Mountain RailwayMountain or hill · 79 yd
Pontsticill Reservoir from the Brecon Mountain RailwayMountain or hill · 169 yd
Forest clearance west of Pontsticill ReservoirForest or wood · 177 yd
Turbine House, Pontsticill Water Treatment WorksTurbine House · 242 yd
Stores shed at Pontsticill stationOld home or work place · 396 yd
Christmas tree at Pontsticill StationHeritage place · 421 yd
Pontsticill Junction Signal Box, Pontsticill Station, Brecon & Merthyr Railway; Pontsticill Junction Signal Box, Pontsticill Station, Brecon Mountain RailwaySignal Box · 450 yd
Railway Museum, PontsticillHeritage place · 460 yd
Old stone bridge below Pontsticill ReservoirStanding or carved stone · 503 yd
Twynau GwynionMountain / peak · 1601 ydOther information
Photo: Alan Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0