Moelwyn Bach
Moelwyn Bach is a mountain in Snowdonia, northern Wales and forms part of the Moelwynion. It is connected to its parent peak Moelwyn Mawr via the Craigysgafn ridge. It overlooks the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog and the Vale of Ffestiniog.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Craigysgafn and Llyn Stwlan.
Craigysgafn
Peak
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Craigysgafn is a rocky ridge and a top of Moelwyn Mawr that leads south from Moelwyn Mawr to Moelwyn Bach in Snowdonia, North Wales. It has several gullies which lead directly down to the scree slopes above Llyn Stwlan. Some scrambling is needed in places.
Moelwyn quarry
Quarry
Photo: Paul Glover, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moelwyn quarry is a defunct slate quarry located to the south of the village of Tanygrisiau, north Wales. Some initial prospecting was carried out in the 1820s and again in the 1840s, but it was 1860 before a company was formed, and chambers were excavated.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhyd and Tan-y-Bwlch.
Rhyd
Hamlet
Photo: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhyd is a small village in the Welsh County of Gwynedd, located on the B4410 road, halfway between Maentwrog and Llanfrothen. Situated on an elevated site within the Snowdonia National Park, the village has views of the Moelwyns, notably Moelwyn Bach.
Tan-y-Bwlch
Hamlet
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Tan-y-Bwlch lies in the Snowdonia National Park in North Wales and is primarily known as the location of Tan-y-Bwlch railway station, on the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway.
Tanygrisiau
Village
Photo: Ross Burgess, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tanygrisiau is a village and area within Blaenau Ffestiniog in the upper end of the Vale of Ffestiniog in the county of Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It can be found along the southern side of the Moelwyn mountain range and dates to around 1750.
Moelwyn Bach
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,329 feet
- Description: mountain (710m) in Gwynedd
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Llanfrothen, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.97422° or 52° 58′ 27″ northLongitude
-3.99657° or 3° 59′ 48″ westElevation
2,329 feet (710 metres)Open location code
9C4RX2F3+M9OpenStreetMap ID
node 29216978OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Moelwyn Bach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Moelwyn Bach”
- Dutch: “Moelwyn Bach”
- Irish: “Moelwyn Bach”
- Ladin: “Moelwyn Bach”
- Swedish: “Moelwyn Bach”
- Welsh: “Moelwyn Bach”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Moelwyn Slate Mine and Old Levels.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Moelwyn Bach”. Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.