Craig y Ganllwyd
Craig y Ganllwyd is a peak in Ganllwyd, Gwynedd, Wales and has an elevation of 1,414 feet. Craig y Ganllwyd is situated nearby to the locality Cefn-cam, as well as near Cefn Coch Gold Mine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,414 feet
- Description: hill (430.9m) in Gwynedd
- Also known as: “Craig Y Ganllwyd”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Coed Ganllwyd National Nature Reserve and Y Garn.
Coed Ganllwyd National Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Coed Ganllwyd National Nature Reserve is situated behind the village of Ganllwyd on the A470, about 9 kilometres north of Dolgellau in Wales, United Kingdom.
Y Garn
Peak
Photo: Bill Rowley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Y Garn is a mountain in the southern Snowdonia, Wales, north of Dolgellau. It is an outlier of the Rhinogydd range, rising above the Coed-y-Brenin forest and the Rhaeadr Du waterfalls.
Gwynfynydd Gold Mine
Quarry
Gwynfynydd Gold Mine is near Ganllwyd, Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales. The lode, which was discovered in 1860, was worked from 1884. It has produced more than 45,000 troy ounces of Welsh gold until mining ceased in 1998. The equivalent of 1,400 kg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanfachreth and Bronaber.
Llanfachreth
Village
Photo: Rpriv2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llanfachreth is a village approximately three miles north-east of Dolgellau, Gwynedd, in the community of Brithdir and Llanfachreth within the historic boundaries of Merionethshire, Wales.
Bronaber
Village
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bronaber is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, adjacent to the A470 north of Dolgellau and in Trawsfynydd community.
Llanelltyd
Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanelltyd is a small village and community in Gwynedd, to the northwest of Dolgellau. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 514, 57.4% of which speak Welsh.
Craig y Ganllwyd
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Ganllwyd, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.81446° or 52° 48′ 52″ northLongitude
-3.91806° or 3° 55′ 5″ westElevation
1,414 feet (431 metres)Height
1,411 feet (430 metres)Open location code
9C4RR37J+QQOpenStreetMap ID
node 268647835OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12619743Wikidata ID
Q13127309
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In Other Languages
“Craig y Ganllwyd” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Craig y Ganllwyd”
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