Mynydd Cefn-ddwy-graig

Mynydd Cefn-ddwy-graig is a peak in Llangywer, Gwynedd, Wales and has an elevation of 1,142 feet. Mynydd Cefn-ddwy-graig is situated near the hamlet Rhos-y-gwaliau, as well as near the village Llanycil.

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,142 feet
Description: hill (348m) in Gwynedd
Also known as: “Mynydd Cefn-Ddwy-Graig”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Bala railway station and Bala Lake.

Bala railway station

Railway station

Photo: Ken Crosby, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bala is the current terminus of the heritage Bala Lake Railway, in Gwynedd, Wales, since 1976. The site was formerly the location of the Bala Lake Halt railway station, a former station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line.

Bala Lake

Lake

Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llyn Tegid, also known as Bala Lake or Lake Bala in English, is a large freshwater glacial lake in Gwynedd, Wales. The River Dee, which has its source on the slopes of Dduallt in the mountains of Snowdonia, feeds the 3.7-by-0.5-mile lake.

Maes Tegid

Stadium

Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Maes Tegid is a community playing field in Bala, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home ground of Bala Town. The stadium holds 3,000 people, with 504 seats and has been used by Bala Town since the 1950s.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rhos-y-gwaliau and Bala.

Rhos-y-gwaliau

Hamlet

Photo: Dewi, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rhos-y-gwaliau is a small hamlet in Meirionnydd, Gwynedd, North Wales, about 1.5 miles south-east of Bala. It is home to the Rhos y Gwaliau Outdoor Activity Centre and a now disused Victorian chapel, built for the Calvinistic Methodists.

Bala

Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bala is a picturesque town of 2,000 people on the shores of Lake Bala in Gwynedd, North Wales. It lies at the south-eastern edge of the Snowdonia National Park. Excellent national centre for white water rafting and canoeing nearby.