Moel Ystradau
Moel Ystradau is a peak in Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales and has an elevation of 971 feet. Moel Ystradau is situated nearby to the locality Moelwyn No.2 Mine - Gwaith Mango, as well as near the village Tanygrisiau.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ffestiniog Power Station and Tanygrisiau railway station.
Ffestiniog Power Station
Power station
Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.
The Ffestiniog Power Station is a 360-megawatt pumped-storage hydroelectricity scheme near Ffestiniog, in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. The power station at the lower reservoir has four water turbines, which can generate at full capacity within 60 seconds of the need arising.
Tanygrisiau railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tanygrisiau railway station is a passenger station on the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway The line was built in 1836 to carry dressed slate from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog for export by sea but official passenger services began in 1865.
Coed Cymerau National Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Coed Cymerau National Nature Reserve is a wooded area of approximately 26 hectares on the north side of the Vale of Ffestiniog through which the River Goedol runs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tanygrisiau and Manod.
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.
Llan Ffestiniog
Village
Photo: Barry Hunter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llan Ffestiniog, also known as Ffestiniog or simply Llan, is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, about 2 miles south of Blaenau Ffestiniog. Llan Ffestiniog is the older of the two communities, with its church and other buildings predating most of Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Moel Ystradau
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 971 feet
- Description: hill (296m) in Gwynedd
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.97583° or 52° 58′ 33″ northLongitude
-3.96012° or 3° 57′ 36″ westElevation
971 feet (296 metres)Open location code
9C4RX2GQ+8XOpenStreetMap ID
node 29778704OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12610087Wikidata ID
Q106709475
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Moel Ystradau” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Moel Ystradau”
- Welsh: “Moel Ystradau”
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