Giant hand of Vyrnwy
Giant hand of Vyrnwy is a work of art in Wales, United Kingdom. Giant hand of Vyrnwy is situated nearby to the reservoir Lake Vyrnwy, as well as near the peak Pwll Brwyn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lake Vyrnwy and Lake Vyrnwy Straining Tower.
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. Lake Vyrnwy Straining Tower is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Giant hand of Vyrnwy.
St Wddyn’s Church
Church
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Wddyn’s Church is situated 2 miles southeast of Giant hand of Vyrnwy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abertridwr and Llangynog.
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. Abertridwr is situated 2½ miles southeast of Giant hand of Vyrnwy.
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 Giant hand of Vyrnwy.
Pen-y-Bont-Fawr
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pen-y-Bont-Fawr is a small village and community in the Tanat valley in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. In the 2011 UK Census it had a population of 440 with 58% born in England and 39% in Wales. Pen-y-Bont-Fawr is situated 6 miles east of Giant hand of Vyrnwy.
Giant hand of Vyrnwy
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Category: tourism
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.78219° or 52° 46′ 56″ northLongitude
-3.4846° or 3° 29′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C4RQGJ8+V5OpenStreetMap ID
node 4421786502OpenStreetMap feature
natural=tree_stumpOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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