Clogwyn Brith
Clogwyn Brith is a locality in Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. Clogwyn Brith is situated nearby to the locality Cwm-corsiog, as well as near Llys-Lafydd-y-foel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Llyn Cwm Corsiog and Rhosydd quarry.
Rhosydd quarry
Archaeological site
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rhosydd quarry was a slate quarry in the Moelwyn mountains, northeast of Porthmadog in North Wales. Small-scale working of the site began in the 1830s, but was hampered by the remote location, and the lack of a transport system to carry the slates to markets.
Conglog quarry
Quarry
Photo: Paul Glover, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Conglog quarry was a small enterprise situated to the north-west of Tanygrisiau, near Blaenau Ffestiniog in Wales. It was overshadowed by the much bigger Rhosydd quarry a little further to the west.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tanygrisiau and Blaenau Ffestiniog.
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. Tanygrisiau is situated 1½ miles southeast of Clogwyn Brith.
Blaenau Ffestiniog
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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. Croesor is situated 2½ miles southwest of Clogwyn Brith.
Clogwyn Brith
- Type: Locality
- Location: Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.0013° or 53° 0′ 5″ northLongitude
-3.99016° or 3° 59′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C5R2225+GWOpenStreetMap ID
node 2665983933OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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