Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen viaducts
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Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen viaducts
Image: © Geraint Smith Taken: 17 May 2008
The 2 viaducts at Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, used to transport coal from the Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Tairgwaith mines down to Ammanford and beyond. I believe the upper (nearest) was never used. The lower viaduct (furthest) will soon be used again when the opencast mine is to re-open at Tairgwaith.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.792238
Longitude
-3.885347