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Garnant Coal Colliery (United Kingdom)


The site of the worse mining disaster in the Amman Valley. Rhod y Perkins (Perkins' Wheel), Garnant Colliery, which produced the mine's power. The colliery, which was on the border between Garnant and Gwaun Cae Gurwen, was demolishd long ago and no trace now remains.

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Other location/mapping information:

Latitude: 51.7968
Longitude: -3.8909
Landranger grid reference: SN697126
Easting: 269700
Northing: 212600

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Garnant Coal Colliery belongs to the South Wales region.