Cefn-cynhafal

Cefn-cynhafal is a hill in Pennal, Gwynedd, Wales and has an elevation of 463 feet. Cefn-cynhafal is situated nearby to the hamlet Pant Eidal, as well as near the village Cwrt.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bearded Lake and Dovey Junction railway station.

Bearded Lake

Lake

Photo: andy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dovey Junction railway station

Railway station

Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dovey Junction is a railway station on the Cambrian Line in Wales. It is the junction where the line splits into the line to Aberystwyth and the Cambrian Coast Line to Pwllheli. Dovey Junction railway station is situated 1½ miles east of Cefn-cynhafal.

Frongoch Quarry

Quarry

Photo: WT79, Public domain.

Frongoch slate quarry was a slate quarry and mine in Mid Wales, approximately halfway between Aberdyfi and Pennal. The quarry was named after a nearby farm of the same name. 'Fron goch' is Welsh for 'Red breast'.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glandyfi and Pennal.

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 2 miles southeast of Cefn-cynhafal.

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. Pennal is situated 2 miles northeast of Cefn-cynhafal.

Eglwys Fach

Village

Photo: Nigel Callaghan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eglwys Fach, also known as Eglwys-fach or Eglwysfach, is a small village, roughly 12 miles outside of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales. It is known for being the home of Welsh poet R. Eglwys Fach is situated 2 miles southeast of Cefn-cynhafal.

Cefn-cynhafal

Type: Hill with an elevation of 463 feet
Category: landform
Location: Pennal, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.57268° or 52° 34′ 22″ north

Longitude

-3.96303° or 3° 57′ 47″ west

Elevation

463 feet (141 metres)

Open location code

9C4RH2FP+3Q

GeoNames ID

12619819

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