Y Foel
Y Foel is a peak in Llanycil, Gwynedd, Wales and has an elevation of 1,903 feet. Y Foel is situated nearby to the locality Uwch-Mynydd, as well as near Y Gopsiel.Places of Interest
Highlights include Arenig Fach and Mochowgryn.
Arenig Fach
Peak
Photo: Peter Aylmer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Arenig Fach is a mountain in southern Snowdonia, north Wales. It is a peak in the Arenig range and lies to the north of its parent peak Arenig Fawr. It lies close to Llyn Celyn alongside the A4212 between Trawsfynydd and Bala. Carnedd y Filiast and Foel Goch is to the east, while Moel Llyfnant, Gallt y Daren and Arenig Fawr are to the south.
Llyn Celyn
Reservoir
Photo: Velela, Public domain.
Llyn Celyn is a reservoir constructed between 1960 and 1965 including the highly controversial Tryweryn flooding in the valley of the River Tryweryn in Gwynedd, Wales.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capel Celyn and Llidiardau.
Capel Celyn
Locality
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Capel Celyn was a rural community to the northwest of Bala in Merionethshire, Wales, in the Tryweryn valley. The village and other parts of the valley were flooded in the Tryweryn flooding of 1965 to create a reservoir, Llyn Celyn, in order to supply Liverpool and Wirral with water for industry.
Llidiardau
Hamlet
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llidiardau is a small hamlet in Gwynedd, North Wales, approximately 4 miles northwest of Bala, on an unnamed road, 2.3 miles from Arenig Fawr and in the shadow of Mynydd Nodol. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 20.
Y Foel
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,903 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Llanycil, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.9504° or 52° 57′ 2″ northLongitude
-3.7508° or 3° 45′ 3″ westElevation
1,903 feet (580 metres)Open location code
9C4RX62X+5MOpenStreetMap ID
node 9212093576OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
“Y Foel” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Y Foel”
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Localities in the Area
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