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Marchlyn Mawr

Marchlyn Mawr is a high level in behind mountain. It is used as the high level water source for Dinorwig power station, a closed-loop pumped storage hydroelectric generating facility.
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Photo: dave roberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: reservoir lake in Gwynedd, Wales
  • Also known as: “Marclyn Mawr”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Elidir Fawr and Mynydd Perfedd.

Peak
Photo: SeraaronArt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a mountain in , north , the northernmost peak in the Glyderau. Its name means 'Big Elidir', named after a legendary warrior king of the 6th century also known as Eliffer Gosgorddfawr.

Peak
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is a mountain in , Wales, forming part of the Glyderau. The summit has a shelter cairn, offering good views of 's north-eastern face, and the .

Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
is a mountain in , Wales, forming part of the Glyderau. It, along with its top Y Fronllwyd, forms the most northerly summit in the Glyderau.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dinorwig and Cwm Idwal.

Village
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, historically spelled as Dinorwic in English, is a village located high above , near , in . The name is shared with the fort of Dinas , also within the community of , on a foothill 6 kilometres from village and 3 kilometres from the and also with Port Dinorwic, the anglicised name of .

Locality
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is a cirque in the Glyderau range of mountains in northern , the national park in the mountainous region of . Its main interest is to hill walkers and rock climbers, but it is also of interest to geologists and naturalists, given its combination of altitude, aspect and terrain.

Village
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is a village.

Marchlyn Mawr

Latitude
53.13717° or 53° 8′ 14″ north
Longitude
-4.06972° or 4° 4′ 11″ west
Elevation
2,054 feet (626 metres)
Open location code
9C5Q4WPJ+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23853571
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Geo­Names ID
10103958
Wiki­data ID
Q3403893
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Satellite Map

Discover Marchlyn Mawr from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Marchlyn Mawr” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “Marchlyn Mawr”
  • Cebuano: “Marchlyn Mawr”
  • Cebuano: “Marclyn Mawr”
  • Dutch: “Marchlyn Mawr”
  • French: “Marchlyn Mawr”
  • Irish: “Marchlyn Mawr”
  • Japanese: “マルフリン・マウル”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Marchlyn Mawr”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Marchlyn Mawr”
  • Spanish: “Marchlyn Mawr”
  • Swedish: “Marchlyn Mawr”
  • Swedish: “Marclyn Mawr”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Marchlyn Mawr”
  • Welsh: “Marchlyn Mawr”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Marchlyn Bach and Elidir Fach.

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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 “Marchlyn Mawr”. Photo: dave roberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.