Simdde-dylluan Copper Mine

Simdde-dylluan Copper Mine is an archaeological site in Llanllyfni, Gwynedd, Wales. Simdde-dylluan Copper Mine is situated nearby to the archaeological site Benallt Copper Mine, as well as near the church Capel Drws-y-coed and Ty Capel.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Capel Drws-y-coed and Ty Capel and Mynydd Mawr.

Capel Drws-y-coed and Ty Capel

Church

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Capel Drws-y-coed and Ty Capel is a church, which is situated 1,400 feet northeast of Simdde-dylluan Copper Mine.

Mynydd Mawr

Peak

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Mynydd Mawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, approximately 7 km west of Snowdon itself, overlooking Llyn Cwellyn and being the northern outlier of the Moel Hebog group.

Y Garn

Peak

Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Y Garn is a top of Mynydd Drws-y-Coed in Snowdonia, north Wales and is the easterly end of the Nantlle Ridge. It has steep north-facing cliffs, the summit area being the highest point on a broad rocky plateau.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nantlle and Rhyd Ddu.

Nantlle

Village

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Nantlle is a small village in the slate quarrying Nantlle Valley in Gwynedd, Wales. It lies on the north shore of Llyn Nantlle Uchaf and is part of the community of Llanllyfni. The population was 228 in 2011 with 42% born in England. Nantlle is situated 2 miles west of Simdde-dylluan Copper Mine.

Rhyd Ddu

Photo: RICHARD OUTRAM, CC BY 2.0.

Rhyd-ddu is a small village in Snowdonia, North Wales which is a starting point for walks up Snowdon, Moel Hebog, Yr Aran and the Nantlle Ridge. It lies on the A4085 4 miles north of Beddgelert, at its junction with the B4418 to Nantlle and Penygroes. Rhyd Ddu railway station is one of the stops on the Welsh Highland Railway between Caernarfon and Porthmadog.

Y Fron

Village

Photo: Chris Andrews, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Y Fron, also known locally as Cesarea, after the chapel, is a country village on the south-west side of Moel Tryfan, overlooking the Nantlle Valley, in North Wales, near Rhosgadfan and Carmel, on the tail of Mynydd Mawr, with epic views of Trum Y Ddysgl and Craig Cwm Silyn. Y Fron is situated 2 miles northwest of Simdde-dylluan Copper Mine.

Simdde-dylluan Copper Mine

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Llanllyfni, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.05691° or 53° 3′ 25″ north

Longitude

-4.18317° or 4° 10′ 59″ west

Open location code

9C5Q3R48+QP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3827713712

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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