Benallt Copper Mine
Benallt Copper Mine is an archaeological site in Llanllyfni, Gwynedd, Wales. Benallt Copper Mine is situated nearby to the archaeological site Simdde-dylluan Copper Mine, as well as near the church Capel Drws-y-coed and Ty Capel.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Capel Drws-y-coed and Ty Capel and Mynydd Mawr.
Capel Drws-y-coed and Ty Capel
Church
Capel Drws-y-coed and Ty Capel is a church, which is situated 2,400 feet east of Benallt Copper Mine.
Mynydd Mawr
Peak
Photo: Stemonitis, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Mynydd Mawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, approximately 7 km west of Snowdon itself, overlooking Llyn Cwellyn and being the northern outlier of the Moel Hebog group.
Llyn Nantlle Uchaf
Lake
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llyn Nantlle Uchaf is a lake in the Nantlle Valley, Gwynedd, Wales. The lake forms the foreground in Richard Wilson's painting "Snowdon from Llyn Nantlle". Llyn Nantlle Isaf no longer exists as it was drained to protect the slate works.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nantlle and Y Fron.
Nantlle
Village
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nantlle is a small village in the slate quarrying Nantlle Valley in Gwynedd, Wales. It lies on the north shore of Llyn Nantlle Uchaf and is part of the community of Llanllyfni. The population was 228 in 2011 with 42% born in England. Nantlle is situated 1½ miles west of Benallt Copper Mine.
Y Fron
Village
Photo: Chris Andrews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Y Fron, also known locally as Cesarea, after the chapel, is a country village on the south-west side of Moel Tryfan, overlooking the Nantlle Valley, in North Wales, near Rhosgadfan and Carmel, on the tail of Mynydd Mawr, with epic views of Trum Y Ddysgl and Craig Cwm Silyn. Y Fron is situated 2 miles northwest of Benallt Copper Mine.
Rhyd Ddu
Photo: RICHARD OUTRAM, CC BY 2.0.
Rhyd-ddu is a small village in Snowdonia, North Wales which is a starting point for walks up Snowdon, Moel Hebog, Yr Aran and the Nantlle Ridge. It lies on the A4085 4 miles north of Beddgelert, at its junction with the B4418 to Nantlle and Penygroes. Rhyd Ddu railway station is one of the stops on the Welsh Highland Railway between Caernarfon and Porthmadog.
Benallt Copper Mine
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llanllyfni, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.05898° or 53° 3′ 32″ northLongitude
-4.18851° or 4° 11′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C5Q3R56+HHOpenStreetMap ID
node 4706450944OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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