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Penderyn Reservoir
Penderyn may refer to: *Penderyn (whisky), a whisky produced by Penderyn Distillery * Penderyn, Rhondda Cynon Taf, a village in Wales **Penderyn transmitting station, near the village ** Moel Penderyn, a hill near the village ***Dyffrynnoedd Nedd a Mellte, a Moel Penderyn, a Site of Special Scientific Interest that includes Moel Penderyn **Vaynor and Penderyn High School {{Infobox school , name = Vaynor and Penderyn High School , image = , image_size = , coordinates = {{coord, 51.76019, -3.40218, type:edu_region:GB_dim:100, format=dms, display=inline,title , motto = , ... *Richard Lewis (1807/8–1831), known as Dic Penderyn, a Welsh man executed for his part in the Merthyr Rising 1831 See also * {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penderyn (whisky)
Penderyn is a Welsh whisky distillery and brand, producing the first commercially available whisky made in Wales since the 19th century. Produced at the Penderyn Distillery (the Welsh Whisky Company), Penderyn is a single malt whisky produced in several expressions, e.g. Madeira Finish, Peated, Sherrywood and Portwood. The distillery also produces the Dragon range comprising Legend (Madeira finish), Myth (Bourbon finish) and Celt (Peated). Background and products It is distilled in the village of Penderyn, Rhondda Cynon Taf, in the Cynon Valley, from which the brand takes its name. The company was launched in 2000 as the Welsh Whisky Company. Whisky had been distilled in Wales for hundreds of years, but stopped in 1894. Penderyn became the first whisky to be manufactured in Wales for over a century when sales started in 2004. The Penderyn Distillery also produces non-Whisky products: Merlyn Cream Liqueur, Five Vodka and Brecon Gin. Brecon Gin was awarded "Gold Best in Class ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penderyn, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Penderyn is a rural village in the Cynon Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, located near Hirwaun. Location The village lies on the A4059 road between Hirwaun and Brecon and is the last settlement on that road in the county of Rhondda Cynon Taf before the border with Powys to the north. The village sits just within the southern boundary of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The River Cynon passes through the area. There are four disused churches and chapels in Penderyn: Jerusalem Chapel (Calvinistic Methodist, now a house), Siloam Chapel (Baptist, a grade II listed building), Soar Chapel (Independent, now an antiques shop) and St Cynog's Church (Church in Wales). Penderyn is the home of Penderyn Whisky, whose distillery is located opposite the local school. The award-winning single malt whisky was launched in 2004 and was the first distilled in Wales for over 100 years. Etymology Penderyn contains two Welsh words: * ''Pen'', meaning 'head (of)' * and 'deryn', an abbreviation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penderyn Transmitting Station
The Penderyn television relay station is sited on high ground to the east of the village of Penderyn in the Brecon Beacons. It was originally built in 1984 as a fill-in relay for UHF analogue television covering the communities of Penderyn and Hirwaun. It consists of a self-supporting lattice steel mast standing on a hillside which is itself about above sea level. The transmissions are beamed west and south to cover all these targets. The Penderyn transmission station is owned and operated by Arqiva. Penderyn transmitter re-radiates the signal received off-air from Carmel about to the west. When it came, the digital switchover process for Penderyn duplicated the timing at Carmel with the first stage taking place on 26 August 2009 and with the second stage being completed on 23 September 2009. After the switchover process, analogue channels had ceased broadcasting permanently and the Freeview digital TV services were radiated at an ERP of 2.6 W each. Channels listed by fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moel Penderyn
Moel Penderyn is a hill on the edge of Penderyn village, in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, south Wales. It also appeared on older maps as 'Y Foel Penderyn'. Its summit at 371m is marked by a trig point. Moel Penderyn is in the ''Dyffrynnoedd Nedd a Mellte, a Moel Penderyn'' biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest. Geology The hill is formed from both Carboniferous Limestone rocks and the overlying Twrch Sandstone (former 'Basal Grit') of the Marros Group (former ' Millstone Grit Series'), also of Carboniferous age. It lies along the east-northeast to south-southwest aligned Neath Disturbance, a geological structure associated with the Caledonian Orogeny which locally comprises both a major fault and two tight anticlinal folds.British Geological Survey 1:50,000 map sheet 231 'Merthyr Tydfil' & accompanying memoir Industrial remains The remains of tramways Tramway may refer to: * Tramway (industrial), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dyffrynnoedd Nedd A Mellte, A Moel Penderyn
Dyffrynnoedd Nedd a Mellte, a Moel Penderyn () is a 421.1 hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the border of Neath Port Talbot and Powys, Wales, notified in 1954. The name of the site means "The valleys of Nedd and Mellte and Moel Penderyn". This site includes the wooded valleys of the rivers Nedd and Mellte and their tributaries above Pontneddfechan as they pass through a millstone grit and limestone plateau, and the hill of Moel Penderyn, which lies to the east. The rivers have eroded deep, narrow valleys in the plateau, which lies some 300 m above sea level, with gorges, river cliffs, block scree, and waterfalls. Biological interest The site is of special biological interest for its extensive and diverse semi-natural woodland, important populations of several flowering plants and supporting outstanding assemblages of mosses, liverworts and lichens. More than 600 species of plant have been recorded from the site, including a very large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaynor And Penderyn High School
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