Water Tank

Water Tank is a ruins in Llanddeiniolen, Gwynedd, Wales. Water Tank is situated nearby to the reservoir Dinorwig Surge Pond, as well as near the peak Elidir Fach.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dinorwic quarry and Dolbadarn Castle.

Dinorwic quarry

Quarry

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Dinorwic quarry is a large former slate quarry, now home to the Welsh National Slate Museum, located between the villages of Llanberis and Dinorwig in Wales. Dinorwic quarry is situated 2,100 feet south of Water Tank.

Dolbadarn Castle

Castle

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Dolbadarn Castle is a fortification built by the Welsh prince Llywelyn the Great during the early 13th century, at the base of the Llanberis Pass, in northern Wales. Dolbadarn Castle is situated 1 mile southwest of Water Tank.

Elidir Fawr

Peak

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Elidir Fawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, north Wales, the northernmost peak in the Glyderau. Its name means 'Big Elidir', named after a legendary warrior king of the 6th century also known as Eliffer Gosgorddfawr.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dinorwig and Llanberis.

Dinorwig

Village

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Dinorwig, historically spelled as Dinorwic in English, is a village located high above Llyn Padarn, near Llanberis, in Wales. The name is shared with the fort of Dinas Dinorwig, also within the community of Llanddeiniolen, on a foothill 6 kilometres from Dinorwig village and 3 kilometres from the Menai Strait and also with Port Dinorwic, the anglicised name of Y Felinheli.

Llanberis

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Llanberis is a village, community and electoral division in Gwynedd, northwest Wales, on the southern shore of Llyn Padarn and at the foot of Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales.