Cwm yr Hengae

Cwm yr Hengae is a locality in Corris, Gwynedd, Wales. Cwm yr Hengae is situated nearby to the village Aberllefenni, as well as near the locality Bwlch Llyn Bach.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mynydd Cambergi and Aberllefenni quarries.

Mynydd Cambergi

Peak

Mynydd Cambergi or Mynydd Cam-bergi is a mountain in southern Snowdonia, Wales. It is a summit on a long ridge between Mynydd y Waun to the north and Foel Grochan to the east.

Aberllefenni quarries

Quarry

Photo: Gwernol, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Aberllefenni quarry is the collective name of three slate mines, Foel Grochan, Hen Gloddfa and Ceunant Ddu, located in Cwm Hengae, just to the west of Aberllefenni, Gwynedd, North Wales.

Gau Graig is a subsidiary summit of Cadair Idris in the Snowdonia National Park, in Gwynedd, northwest Wales. It lies to the east of Mynydd Moel on a broad grassy plateau. Gau Graig is situated 2 miles northwest of Cwm yr Hengae.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aberllefenni and Corris Uchaf.

Aberllefenni

Village

Photo: Hefin Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aberllefenni is a village in the south of Gwynedd, Wales. It lies in the historic county of Merionethshire, in the valley of the Afon Dulas, and in the community of Corris.

Corris Uchaf

Village

Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Corris Uchaf, also known as Upper Corris, is a village in the south of Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales. The slate quarries that surround Corris Uchaf are its most prominent feature. It lies about 1.5 miles north of Corris. Corris Uchaf is situated 1½ miles southwest of Cwm yr Hengae.

Esgairgeiliog

Village

Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Esgairgeiliog is a village in Powys, Wales, UK. It is situated at the junction of the Afon Glesyrch's and Afon Dulas' valleys. Behind the village is the former Era slate quarry, in the Glesyrch valley, and the Centre for Alternative Technology lies about a mile south of the village. Esgairgeiliog is situated 3 miles south of Cwm yr Hengae.

Cwm yr Hengae

Type: Locality
Location: Corris, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.68383° or 52° 41′ 2″ north

Longitude

-3.83654° or 3° 50′ 12″ west

Open location code

9C4RM5M7+G9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4582616988

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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