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The Sirhowy River (

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: ''Afon Sirhywi'') is a

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and a

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of the Ebbw River.

Sources

The Sirhowy River has its source on the slopes of Cefn Pyllau-duon above

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. After flowing through Siôn-Sieffre's

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it turns south through Tredegar and then

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and Pontllanfraith. It turns eastwards near Cwmfelinfach and joins the River Ebbw near Crosskeys.

External links

The confluence of the Sirhowy and the Ebbw at Crosskeys
: photograph from the Crosskeys website
www.geograph.co.uk : photo of the Sirhowy River
Rivers of Blaenau Gwent Rivers of Caerphilly County Borough {{Wales-river-stub