Mynydd Llandygai

Mynydd Llandygai is a small, partly forested hill in , . 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 National Park at grid reference SH603655.
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Photo: Stemonitis, CC BY 2.5.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Penrhyn Slate Quarry and Ysgol Bodfeurig.

Quarry
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Penrhyn quarry is a slate quarry located near , . 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.

School
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a school.

Peak
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sling and Bethesda.

Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet.

Photo: Mike Hudson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in , . It is often known locally as Pesda. The town lies at the foot of the Nant Francon pass, leading up the Ogwen valley into the heart of the Snowdonia mountains. It is ideal for walking Snowdonia.

Village
Photo: Nigel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village between the town of and the city of in , . It is in Community. It had a population of over 1,300 as of the 2011 census.

Mynydd Llandygai

Latitude
53.1687° or 53° 10′ 7″ north
Longitude
-4.09102° or 4° 5′ 28″ west
Elevation
876 feet (267 metres)
Open location code
9C5Q5W95+FH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 283671317
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
12264589
Wiki­data ID
Q6947857
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Mynydd Llandygai” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Mynydd Llandegai”
  • Breton: “Mynydd Llandygái”
  • Dutch: “Mynydd Llandygai”
  • French: “Mynydd Llandygai”
  • Irish: “Mynydd Llandygái nó Mynydd Llandegai”
  • Irish: “Mynydd Llandygái”
  • Welsh: “Mynydd Llandegai”
  • Welsh: “Mynydd Llandygai”
  • Welsh: “Mynydd Llandygái”
  • “Mynydd Llandygái”

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