Pyllau Mawn
Pyllau Mawn is a peak in Llanwddyn, Powys, Wales and has an elevation of 1,486 feet. Pyllau Mawn is situated nearby to the village Llanwddyn, as well as near the locality Ffridd Gownwy.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Vyrnwy and St Wddyn’s Church.
Lake Vyrnwy
Reservoir
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lake Vyrnwy is a reservoir in Powys, Wales, built in the 1880s for Liverpool Corporation Waterworks to supply Liverpool with fresh water. It flooded the head of the Vyrnwy valley and submerged the village of Llanwddyn.
Lake Vyrnwy Straining Tower
Building
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Straining Tower at Lake Vyrnwy is an intake tower built to extract water from the lake. The tower stands on the north shore of Lake Vyrnwy, near the village of Llanwddyn, in Powys, Wales.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abertridwr.
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.
Pyllau Mawn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,486 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Llanwddyn, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.7651° or 52° 45′ 54″ northLongitude
-3.5069° or 3° 30′ 25″ westElevation
1,486 feet (453 metres)Open location code
9C4RQF8V+26OpenStreetMap ID
node 427717474OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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