Pont Galedffrwd

Pont Galedffrwd is a locality in Llandygai, Gwynedd, Wales. Pont Galedffrwd is situated nearby to the locality Pont Sarnau, as well as near the hamlet Tanysgafell.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bethania Welsh Independent Chapel and Penrhyn quarry.

Bethania Welsh Independent Chapel

Church

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Bethania Welsh Independent Chapel is a church.

Penrhyn quarry

Quarry

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The Penrhyn quarry is a slate quarry located near Bethesda, North Wales. At the end of the nineteenth century it was the world's largest slate quarry; the main pit is nearly 1 mile long and 1,200 feet deep, and it was worked by nearly 3,000 quarrymen.

Jerusalem Chapel, Bethesda

Church

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Jerusalem Chapel, Bethesda, Gwynedd, Wales is a Presbyterian Church of Wales chapel built in 1841–1842 and reconstructed in 1872–1875. Of colossal size, the chapel can accommodate 980 people in its horseshoe amphitheatre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bethesda and Mynydd Llandygai.

Bethesda

Photo: Mike Hudson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bethesda is a town in Gwynedd, North Wales. It is often known locally as Pesda. The town lies at the foot of the Nant Francon pass, leading up the Ogwen valley into the heart of the Snowdonia mountains. It is ideal for walking Snowdonia.

Mynydd Llandygai

Village

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Mynydd Llandygai is a small, partly forested hill in Gwynedd, North Wales. It forms the start of the Glyderau ridge. It is also the name of the quarry village at the base of the hill situated at the edge of Snowdonia National Park at grid reference SH603655.