Mineshaft Cap

Mineshaft Cap is a building in Trefriw, Conwy, Wales. Mineshaft Cap is situated nearby to the quarry Welsh Foxdale Lead Mine, as well as near the ruins Pandora Lead Mine Ladderway Shaft.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Llyn Glangors and Pen-y-Gwaith.

Llyn Glangors

Reservoir

Photo: Dara Jasumani, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llyn Glangors is a lake in the Gwydir Forest in north Wales. It lies at a height of 900 ft and covers an area of 15 acres. An artificial reservoir, it was created to supply water for the nearby Pandora lead mine.

Pen-y-Gwaith

Reservoir

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Pen-y-Gwaith is a reservoir.

Llyn Bodgynydd

Reservoir

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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 Llanrwst.

Llanrhychwyn

Village

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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.

Llanrwst

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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.