Craigysgafn
Craigysgafn is a rocky ridge and a top of Moelwyn Mawr that leads south from Moelwyn Mawr to Moelwyn Bach in Snowdonia, North Wales. It has several gullies which lead directly down to the scree slopes above Llyn Stwlan. Some scrambling is needed in places.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Moelwyn Mawr and Moelwyn quarry.
Moelwyn Mawr
Peak
Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moelwyn Mawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales and forms part of the Moelwynion. Its summit overlooks the Vale of Ffestiniog and has views in all directions.
Moelwyn quarry
Quarry
Photo: Paul Glover, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moelwyn quarry is a defunct slate quarry located to the south of the village of Tanygrisiau, north Wales. Some initial prospecting was carried out in the 1820s and again in the 1840s, but it was 1860 before a company was formed, and chambers were excavated.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tanygrisiau and Croesor.
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.
Croesor
Village
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Croesor is a small village in Gwynedd, Wales, located at the foot of Cnicht, in Cwm Croesor, in the community of Llanfrothen. The Croesor Tramway travelled along the bed of the cwm, before rising steeply to Bwlch Rhosydd via Croesor Incline.
Rhyd
Hamlet
Photo: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhyd is a small village in the Welsh County of Gwynedd, located on the B4410 road, halfway between Maentwrog and Llanfrothen. Situated on an elevated site within the Snowdonia National Park, the village has views of the Moelwyns, notably Moelwyn Bach.
Craigysgafn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,264 feet
- Description: hill (689.9m) in Gwynedd
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.98067° or 52° 58′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.99798° or 3° 59′ 53″ westElevation
2,264 feet (690 metres)Open location code
9C4RX2J2+7ROpenStreetMap ID
node 3486947883OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Craigysgafn” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Craigysgafn”
- Latin: “Craigysgafn”
- Welsh: “Craigysgafn”
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Highlights include Bwlch Stwlan and Pant-mawr Mine Slate Mill.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Craigysgafn”. Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.