Wheelpit

Wheelpit is a ruins in Trefriw, Conwy, Wales. Wheelpit is situated near the ruins Machine House, as well as near the quarry Cyffty Lead Mine.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Llyn Sarnau and Swallow Falls.

Llyn Sarnau

Lake

Photo: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llyn Sarnau is a lake.

Swallow Falls

Waterfall

Swallow Falls is a multiple waterfall system in Wales, on the River Llugwy near Betws-y-Coed in Conwy County Borough. Swallow Falls is situated 4,000 feet southwest of Wheelpit.

Llyn Bodgynydd

Reservoir

Photo: Terry Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llyn Bodgynydd is a lake in the Gwydir Forest in North Wales. It covers an area of some 14 acres, and lies at a height of 822 feet a.s.l. It is locally known as "Llyn Bod", or "Bod Mawr", distinguishing it from a nearby, but much smaller lake to the north-east.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanrhychwyn and Betws-y-Coed.

Llanrhychwyn

Village

Photo: Terry Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llanrhychwyn is a hamlet in Conwy county borough, Wales. It lies in the Conwy valley, less than a mile south of Trefriw, and a mile north-west of Llanrwst. Llanrhychwyn is situated 2 miles north of Wheelpit.

Betws-y-Coed

Photo: t.przechlewski, CC BY 3.0.

Betws-y-Coed is a village of 564 people in Conwy county borough, and one of the primary tourist resorts in the Snowdonia National Park.

Llanrwst

Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llanrwst is an ancient market town of 3,300 people in the county borough of Conwy in North Wales. It is less than a mile from the edge of Snowdonia Park. its main industry is tourism.

Wheelpit

Type: Ruins
Category: building
Location: Trefriw, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.11231° or 53° 6′ 44″ north

Longitude

-3.83669° or 3° 50′ 12″ west

Open location code

9C5R4567+W8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1025165704

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

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Highlights: Machine House and Cyffty Lead Mine.

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