Ty’n Twr
Ty’n Twr is a castle in Bethesda, Gwynedd, Wales. Ty’n Twr is situated nearby to Christ Church, as well as near the church Jerusalem Chapel, Bethesda.- Type: Castle
- Description: tower in Bethesda, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Ty’n-Twr”, “Ty’n-Twr Tower”, and “Tyn Twr”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Penrhyn quarry and Jerusalem Chapel, Bethesda.
Penrhyn quarry
Quarry
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The Penrhyn quarry is a slate quarry located near Bethesda, North Wales. At the end of the nineteenth century it was the world's largest slate quarry; the main pit is nearly 1 mile long and 1,200 feet deep, and it was worked by nearly 3,000 quarrymen. Penrhyn quarry is situated 1 mile southwest of Ty’n Twr.
Jerusalem Chapel, Bethesda
Church
Photo: The National Churches Trust, CC BY 2.0.
Jerusalem Chapel, Bethesda, Gwynedd, Wales is a Presbyterian Church of Wales chapel built in 1841–1842 and reconstructed in 1872–1875. Of colossal size, the chapel can accommodate 980 people in its horseshoe amphitheatre. Jerusalem Chapel, Bethesda is situated 2,500 feet north of Ty’n Twr.
Christ Church
Church
Photo: Flhuluba, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Christ Church is situated 2,400 feet north of Ty’n Twr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mynydd Llandygai and Sling.
Mynydd Llandygai
Village
Photo: Stemonitis, CC BY 2.5.
Mynydd Llandygai is a small, partly forested hill in Gwynedd, North Wales. It forms the start of the Glyderau ridge. It is also the name of the quarry village at the base of the hill situated at the edge of Snowdonia National Park at grid reference SH603655.
Sling
Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sling is a hamlet, which is situated 1½ miles west of Ty’n Twr.
Tregarth
Village
Photo: Nigel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tregarth is a village between the town of Bethesda and the city of Bangor in Gwynedd, North Wales. It is in Llandygai Community. It had a population of over 1,300 as of the 2011 census. Tregarth is situated 2 miles northwest of Ty’n Twr.
Ty’n Twr
- Categories: tower, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ty’n Twr” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tyn Twr”
- Swedish: “Tyn Twr”
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