Braich Ddu
Braich Ddu is a hill in Pennal, Gwynedd, Wales and has an elevation of 1,010 feet. Braich Ddu is situated nearby to the village Cwrt, as well as near Pennal.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cwm Ebol quarry and Mynydd Esgairweddan.
Cwm Ebol quarry
Quarry
Photo: Marcus Byron, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cwm Ebol quarry was a slate quarry about 1 mile north west of the village of Pennal in Mid Wales. It operated from about 1860 to about 1906. It was the last Welsh slate quarry connected only to a trans-shipment point instead of directly to a railway.
Mynydd Esgairweddan
Peak
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mynydd Esgairweddan is a hill near Pennal in southern Gwynedd, Wales. Nearby is the tiny settlement of Esgairweddan. It is very close to the site of the old Roman fort of Cefn Caer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pennal and Glandyfi.
Pennal
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pennal is a village and community on the A493 road in southern Gwynedd, Wales, on the north bank of the River Dyfi, near Machynlleth. It lies in the historic county of Merionethshire and is within the Snowdonia National Park.
Glandyfi
Hamlet
Glandyfi is a small hamlet in the county of Ceredigion in Wales on the A487 trunk road from Machynlleth to Aberystwyth. Glandyfi Castle was built in the Regency Gothic style in 1810 for George Jeffreys. Glandyfi is situated 3 miles south of Braich Ddu.
Derwenlas
Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Callaghan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Derwenlas is a hamlet in northern Powys, Wales. It is part of the community of Cadfarch. Part of the historic county of Montgomeryshire from 1536 to 1974, it lies on the River Dyfi and was once a port serving the market town of Machynlleth. Derwenlas is situated 3 miles east of Braich Ddu.
Braich Ddu
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,010 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Pennal, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.592° or 52° 35′ 31″ northLongitude
-3.9537° or 3° 57′ 13″ westElevation
1,010 feet (308 metres)Open location code
9C4RH2RW+QGGeoNames ID
12615260
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