Pen-trwyn Copper Smelting Site

Pen-trwyn Copper Smelting Site is an archaeological site in Wales, United Kingdom. Pen-trwyn Copper Smelting Site is situated near Dutchman’s Cave, as well as near the cave Lloches yr Afr.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Great Orme and Great Orme Bronze Age Mines.

Great Orme

Peak

Photo: Velela, Public domain.

The Great Orme is a limestone headland on the north coast of Wales, north-west of the town of Llandudno. Referred to as Cyngreawdr Fynydd by the 12th-century poet Gwalchmai ap Meilyr, its English name derives from the Old Norse word for sea serpent.

Great Orme Bronze Age Mines

Museum

Photo: Richard Hoare, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Great Orme Bronze Age Mines is a museum, which is situated 3,900 feet southwest of Pen-trwyn Copper Smelting Site.

Maes-y-Facrell National Nature Reserve

Nature reserve

Maes y Facrell National Nature Reserve sits high above the coastal town of Llandudno on the Great Orme headland, in the county of Conwy, Wales. It commands sweeping views of Conwy Bay, and the mountains of Snowdonia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llandudno and Craig-y-Don.

Llandudno

Photo: fieldsofview, CC BY 2.0.

Llandudno is a Victorian-era seaside resort situated on the picturesque north coast of Wales. Once a favourite of Queen Victoria, Llandudno still retains an old-world charm that sets it aside from other British seaside resorts.

Craig-y-Don

Suburb

Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Craig-y-Don is a suburb of Llandudno, a coastal seaside resort in Conwy county borough, north Wales. It is also an electoral ward to Conwy County Borough Council and Llandudno Town Council. It is also part of the parish of Llanrhos. Craig-y-Don is situated 1½ miles southeast of Pen-trwyn Copper Smelting Site.

Llanrhos

Village

Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Llanrhos is a village in the community of Conwy, in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The village lies between the towns of Conwy and Llandudno. Llanrhos was a civil parish from 1894 until 1974. Llanrhos is situated 2½ miles south of Pen-trwyn Copper Smelting Site.

Pen-trwyn Copper Smelting Site

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.33735° or 53° 20′ 14″ north

Longitude

-3.83328° or 3° 49′ 60″ west

Open location code

9C5R85P8+WM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9503125249

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Dutchman’s Cave and Lloches yr Afr.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Parisella’s Caves and North Shore Toll Gate.

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