Cefn Coch Gold Mine

Cefn Coch Gold Mine is a locality in Ganllwyd, Gwynedd, Wales. Cefn Coch Gold Mine is situated nearby to the village Ganllwyd, as well as near the locality Wnion Gold Mine.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Coed Ganllwyd National Nature Reserve and Y Garn.

Coed Ganllwyd National Nature Reserve

Nature reserve

Coed Ganllwyd National Nature Reserve is situated behind the village of Ganllwyd on the A470, about 9 kilometres north of Dolgellau in Wales, United Kingdom.

Y Garn

Peak

Photo: Bill Rowley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Y Garn is a mountain in the southern Snowdonia, Wales, north of Dolgellau. It is an outlier of the Rhinogydd range, rising above the Coed-y-Brenin forest and the Rhaeadr Du waterfalls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanelltyd and Llanfachreth.

Llanelltyd is a small village and community in Gwynedd, to the northwest of Dolgellau. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 514, 57.4% of which speak Welsh. Llanelltyd is situated 2 miles south of Cefn Coch Gold Mine.

Llanfachreth

Village

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Llanfachreth is a village approximately three miles north-east of Dolgellau, Gwynedd, in the community of Brithdir and Llanfachreth within the historic boundaries of Merionethshire, Wales. Llanfachreth is situated 2 miles east of Cefn Coch Gold Mine.

Penmaenpool

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Penmaenpool is a hamlet on the south side of the estuary of the River Mawddach in Wales, near Dolgellau. A Grade II listed toll bridge provides access across the estuary for light vehicles.