Garn-yr-erw

Garn-yr-erw Welsh: Garn-yr-erw
Old school building at Garn-yr-Erw
Garn-yr-erw Location within Torfaen
Principal area	Torfaen
Ceremonial county	Gwent
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PONTYPOOL
Postcode district	NP4
Dialling code	01495
Police	Gwent
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Torfaen
List of places UK Wales Torfaen 51°47′01″N 3°06′35″W / 51.7837°N 3.1098°W / 51.7837; -3.1098Coordinates: 51°47′01″N 3°06′35″W / 51.7837°N 3.1098°W / 51.7837; -3.1098

Garn-yr-erw is a village in south eastern Wales, lying at the source of the Afon Llwyd north of Blaenavon and Pontypool, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. The village lies at an altitude of approx 400 metres^{[clarification needed]} on the side of Gilwern Hill, Monmouthshire and is cited by the Ordnance Survey as the highest village in Wales.^[1]

See also[]

• Mining in Wales

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Garn-yr-erw.

• Welsh Coal Mines - all the pits, all the histories
• Time Team - The Lost Viaduct
• Aerial photograph of Blaenavon in 1999^{[permanent dead link]}