Marchlyn Bach
Marchlyn Bach is a reservoir in Llanddeiniolen, Gwynedd, Wales. Marchlyn Bach is situated nearby to the locality Cwm Ceunant, as well as near Cwm Graianog.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir lake near Deinolen, Gwynedd, Wales
- Also known as: “Maclyn Bach”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Marchlyn Mawr and Elidir Fawr.
Marchlyn Mawr
Reservoir
Photo: dave roberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marchlyn Mawr reservoir is a high level lake in Snowdonia behind Elidir Fawr mountain. It is used as the high level water source for Dinorwig power station, a closed-loop pumped storage hydroelectric generating facility.
Elidir Fawr
Peak
Photo: SeraaronArt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Elidir Fawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, north Wales, 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.
Carnedd y Filiast
Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
Carnedd y Filiast is a mountain in Snowdonia, 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 Deiniolen.
Dinorwig
Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dinorwig, historically spelled as Dinorwic in English, is a village located high above Llyn Padarn, near Llanberis, in Wales. The name is shared with the fort of Dinas Dinorwig, also within the community of Llanddeiniolen, on a foothill 6 kilometres from Dinorwig village and 3 kilometres from the Menai Strait and also with Port Dinorwic, the anglicised name of Y Felinheli.
Deiniolen
Village
Photo: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Deiniolen is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, at the foot of Elidir Fawr, in Llanddeiniolen Community. Deiniolen has views over Caernarfon and on a clear day, Holyhead Mountain and occasionally the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland, can be seen.
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 SH600656.
Marchlyn Bach
- Categories: lake and body of water
- Location: Llanddeiniolen, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.14136° or 53° 8′ 29″ northLongitude
-4.08259° or 4° 4′ 57″ westElevation
1,588 feet (484 metres)Open location code
9C5Q4WR8+GXOpenStreetMap ID
way 23853575OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirGeoNames ID
10103959Wikidata ID
Q24677421
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Marchlyn Bach” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “Marchlyn Bach”
- Cebuano: “Maclyn Bach”
- Cebuano: “Marchlyn Bach”
- Dutch: “Marchlyn Bach”
- French: “Marchlyn Bach”
- Irish: “Marchlyn Bach”
- Spanish: “Marchlyn Bach”
- Swedish: “Maclyn Bach”
- Swedish: “Marchlyn Bach”
- Welsh: “Maclyn Bach”
- Welsh: “Marchlyn Bach”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cwm Ceunant and Cwm Graianog.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Marchlyn Slate Quarry and Elidir Fach.
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