Craig Eigiau

Craig Eigiau is a top of Foel Grach in the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, North Wales, Wales, lying above Llyn Eigiau. It is located on a broad ridge extending eastwards from Foel Grach, leading to a large peaty plateau, Gledrfordd, which ends with the cliffs of Craig Eigiau.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Llyn Eigiau and Llyn Melynllyn.

Llyn Eigiau

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Llyn Eigiau is a lake on the edge of the Carneddau range of mountains in Snowdonia, Conwy, Wales. The name Eigiau is thought to refer to the shoals of fish which once lived here.

Llyn Melynllyn

Reservoir

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Llyn Melynllyn is a lake within the Carneddau range of mountains in Snowdonia, North Wales. It lies at a height of just over 2,000 feet, and has an area of some 18.5 acres.

Llyn Dulyn

Reservoir

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Llyn Dulyn is a lake on the edge of the Carneddau range of mountains in Snowdonia, North Wales. The lake is 33 acres in extent and 189 feet deep. Less than a kilometre to its south lies the smaller Llyn Melynllyn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanbedr-y-Cennin and Tal-y-bont.

Llanbedr-y-Cennin

Village

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Llanbedr-y-Cennin is a small village in Conwy county borough, Wales, in the community of Caerhun. It lies in the foothills on the western side of the Conwy valley, in Wales. Llanbedr-y-Cennin is situated 4 miles northeast of Craig Eigiau.

Tal-y-bont

Village

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Tal-y-Bont is a small village in Conwy County Borough, Wales and lies in the Conwy Valley, west of the River Conwy, on the B5106 road, 6 mi from the town of Conwy to the north, and six miles from Llanrwst to the south, and in the community of Caerhun. Tal-y-bont is situated 4 miles northeast of Craig Eigiau.

Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen

Locality

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Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen is a mountain pass in Conwy county borough, north Wales, traversable only on foot or horseback, following the former Roman road from Caerhun to Caernarfon. Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen is situated 4 miles north of Craig Eigiau.

Craig Eigiau

Type: Hill with an elevation of 2,411 feet
Description: hill (735m) in Conwy County Borough
Categories: peak and landform
Location: Caerhun, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.17035° or 53° 10′ 13″ north

Longitude

-3.9266° or 3° 55′ 36″ west

Elevation

2,411 feet (735 metres)

Open location code

9C5R53CF+49

GeoNames ID

12623151

Wikidata ID

Q5180925

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Craig Eigiau” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Craig Eigiau”
Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كرايج ايجياو”
Welsh: “Craig Eigiau”

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