Camfa Derw
Camfa Derw is a cliff in Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. Camfa Derw is situated nearby to the peak Craig Fach, as well as near Ffestiniog Power Station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ffestiniog Power Station and Llyn Stwlan.
Ffestiniog Power Station
Power station
Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.
The Ffestiniog Power Station is a 360-megawatt pumped-storage hydroelectricity scheme near Ffestiniog, in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. The power station at the lower reservoir has four water turbines, which can generate at full capacity within 60 seconds of the need arising. Ffestiniog Power Station is situated 2,100 feet northeast of Camfa Derw.
Tanygrisiau railway station
Railway station
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Tanygrisiau railway station is a passenger station on the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway The line was built in 1836 to carry dressed slate from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog for export by sea but official passenger services began in 1865. Tanygrisiau railway station is situated 4,200 feet northeast of Camfa Derw.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tanygrisiau and Manod.
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.
Manod
Village
Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Manod is a village, which is situated 2 miles east of Camfa Derw.
Blaenau Ffestiniog
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Blaenau Ffestiniog is a small town in the Snowdonia Mountains in Wales. Blaenau Ffestiniog is a former slate-mining village and consists of one main road with all the others leading off it. Many visitors come to ride the historic narrow-gauge railway.
Camfa Derw
- Type: Cliff
- Category: landform
- Location: Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.97811° or 52° 58′ 41″ northLongitude
-3.97714° or 3° 58′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C4RX2HF+64OpenStreetMap ID
node 11260314219OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Craig Fach and Craig Stwlan.
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