The village name originates from the Welsh words pont and sticill and signifies a 'bridge near a stile'.[2]
Ponsticill Reservoir
Pontsticill Reservoir, originally Taff Fechan Reservoir, was opened in 1927 to supply water to much of the South Wales Valleys. The 110 ft high embankment holdings 15,400 megalitres of water. The reservoir is popular with sailors, anglers and picnickers.[3]
Abercriban Quarries
To the north of Pontsticill, on the shore of the reservoir, lie Abercriban Quarries, a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Abercriban Quarries comprise two small disused quarries. The site is of special interest for the rock exposures of the Grey Grit Formation of the Upper Old Red Sandstone; these exposed rocks span the boundary between the Carboniferous and Devonian periods of geological time, approximately 360 million years ago.[4]
References
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^Ordnance Survey Explorer map sheet no. OL12 Brecon Beacons National Park; western area
^Hywel Wyn Owen & Richard Morgan, 2007, Dictionary of the Place-names of Wales, Gomer Press, Llandysul, Ceredigion
pontsticill, village, within, county, borough, merthyr, tydfil, south, wales, lies, within, valley, fechan, southern, edge, brecon, beacons, national, park, village, lies, within, community, vaynor, area, that, until, local, government, organisation, 1974, wit. Pontsticill is a village within the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales It lies within the valley of the Taf Fechan on the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park 1 The village lies within the community of Vaynor in an area that was until the local government re organisation of 1974 within the historic county of Brecknockshire Newport Brecon train entering the former Pontsticill Junction railway station in 1949 Pontsticill is closely associated with the Brecon Mountain Railway a tourist railway which runs along the former Brecon and Merthyr Railway line Immediately to the north of the village is the Pontsticill Reservoir which was completed in 1927 The village name originates from the Welsh words pont and sticill and signifies a bridge near a stile 2 Ponsticill Reservoir EditPontsticill Reservoir originally Taff Fechan Reservoir was opened in 1927 to supply water to much of the South Wales Valleys The 110 ft high embankment holdings 15 400 megalitres of water The reservoir is popular with sailors anglers and picnickers 3 Abercriban Quarries EditTo the north of Pontsticill on the shore of the reservoir lie Abercriban Quarries a Site of Special Scientific Interest Abercriban Quarries comprise two small disused quarries The site is of special interest for the rock exposures of the Grey Grit Formation of the Upper Old Red Sandstone these exposed rocks span the boundary between the Carboniferous and Devonian periods of geological time approximately 360 million years ago 4 References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pontsticill Ordnance Survey Explorer map sheet no OL12 Brecon Beacons National Park western area Hywel Wyn Owen amp Richard Morgan 2007 Dictionary of the Place names of Wales Gomer Press Llandysul Ceredigion CBC Visit Merthyr Merthyr Tydfil Pontsticill Reservoir visitmerthyr co uk Visit Merthyr Retrieved 18 September 2020 Abercriban Quarries ccw gov uk Archived from the original on 8 October 2011 Retrieved 29 October 2011 Coordinates 51 47 28 N 3 22 12 W 51 791 N 3 370 W 51 791 3 370 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pontsticill amp oldid 1082174591, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
