First Stone Laid
First Stone Laid is a historic site in Llanwddyn, Powys, Wales. First Stone Laid is situated nearby to Lake Vyrnwy Dam, as well as near the park Sculpture Garden.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Wddyn’s Church and Lake Vyrnwy Dam.
St Wddyn’s Church
Church
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Wddyn’s Church is situated 970 feet east of First Stone Laid.
Lake Vyrnwy Dam
Dam
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lake Vyrnwy Dam is situated 620 feet southwest of First Stone Laid.
Llanwddyn War Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanwddyn War Memorial is situated 860 feet southeast of First Stone Laid.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abertridwr and Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa.
Abertridwr
Village
Photo: Bonelli, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abertridwr is a small village in the historic county of Montgomeryshire in the north of Powys and close to Lake Vyrnwy in the community of Llanwddyn. It lies at the confluence of Nant Tridwr with the Vyrnwy river about 1 mile from the latter's exit from the lake.
Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa
Village
Photo: RHYS WILLIAMS, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa is a former parish in Montgomeryshire, now forming a major part of the community of Llanfihangel in Powys, which covers an area of 5,366 hectares. Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa is situated 4 miles east of First Stone Laid.
Llangynog
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llangynog is a village and community at the confluence of the Afon Eirth and the Afon Tanat at the foot of the Berwyn range in north Powys, Wales. It lies at the foot of the Milltir Cerrig mountain pass on the B4391 road, which runs between Llan Ffestiniog and Llanfyllin. Llangynog is situated 4½ miles northeast of First Stone Laid.
First Stone Laid
- Type: Sign
- Inscription: “This first stone was laid on the 14th of July 1881 by the Right Honorable Edward James third Earl of powis”
- Categories: information, tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Llanwddyn, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.76279° or 52° 45′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.45401° or 3° 27′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C4RQG7W+49OpenStreetMap ID
node 3647956488OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=information
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