Cyfannedd Fawr Lead and Copper Mine
Cyfannedd Fawr Lead and Copper Mine is an archaeological site in Arthog, Gwynedd, Wales. Cyfannedd Fawr Lead and Copper Mine is situated nearby to the peak Bryngwyn, as well as near Blue Lake.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: lead mine in Arthog
- Also known as: “Cyfannedd Fawr Lead And Copper Mine” and “Slate Works”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Golf Halt railway station and Fairbourne railway station.
Golf Halt railway station
Railway station
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Golf Halt is a small railway halt on the Fairbourne Railway in Gwynedd, North Wales. Until 2007, the station was known as Gorsafawddachaidraigddanheddogleddollônpenrhynareurdraethceredigion. Golf Halt railway station is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Cyfannedd Fawr Lead and Copper Mine.
Fairbourne railway station
Railway station
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
Fairbourne railway station serves the village of Fairbourne in Gwynedd, Wales. It is an unstaffed station on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Barmouth, Harlech, Porthmadog, Pwllheli, Tywyn, Aberdovey, Machynlleth and Shrewsbury. Fairbourne railway station is situated 3,800 feet northwest of Cyfannedd Fawr Lead and Copper Mine.
Fairbourne railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ian Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Fairbourne Railway is a 12+1⁄4 in gauge miniature railway running for 2 miles from the village of Fairbourne on the Mid-Wales coast, alongside the beach to the end of a peninsula at Barmouth Ferry railway station, where there is a connection with the Barmouth Ferry across the Mawddach estuary to the seaside resort of Barmouth. Fairbourne railway station is situated 4,000 feet west of Cyfannedd Fawr Lead and Copper Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fairbourne and Arthog.
Fairbourne
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
Fairbourne is a seaside village in Gwynedd, Wales. Located on the coast of Barmouth Bay in Arthog community, to the south of the estuary of the River Mawddach, it is surrounded by Snowdonia National Park.
Arthog
Village
Photo: Dave Croker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Arthog is a village, post town and community in the Meirionnydd area in Gwynedd, north Wales including the villages of Fairbourne and Friog. It is located on the A493, approximately 8 miles west of Dolgellau, and had a population of 1,010 in 2001, increasing slightly to 1,031 at the 2011 census. Arthog is situated 2 miles northeast of Cyfannedd Fawr Lead and Copper Mine.
Barmouth
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Barmouth is a seaside town and community in the county of Gwynedd, north-west Wales; it lies on the estuary of the Afon Mawddach and Cardigan Bay. Located in the historic county of Merionethshire, the Welsh form of the name is derived from aber and the river's name, Mawddach.
Cyfannedd Fawr Lead and Copper Mine
- Categories: lead mine, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Arthog, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.69157° or 52° 41′ 30″ northLongitude
-4.0333° or 4° 1′ 60″ westOpen location code
9C4QMXR8+JMOpenStreetMap ID
node 8282473459OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q102082372
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In Other Languages
“Cyfannedd Fawr Lead and Copper Mine” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Mwynglawdd Plwm a Chopr Cyfannedd Fawr”
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Highlights include Bryngwyn and Golwern Quarry.
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