Trial Shaft

Trial Shaft is a quarry in Trefriw, Conwy, Wales. Trial Shaft is situated nearby to the peak Pen y Drum, as well as near the reservoir Llyn Geirionydd.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Llyn Geirionydd and Llyn Glangors.

Llyn Geirionydd

Reservoir

Photo: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llyn Geirionydd lies in a valley in North Wales where the northern edge of the Gwydyr Forest meets the lower slopes of the Carneddau mountains. The lake is almost a mile long and covers an area of 45 acres, but is never any deeper than 50 ft according to Jehu's survey.

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

Photo: Andrew Woodvine (awo…, CC BY 3.0.

Pen-y-Gwaith is a reservoir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanrhychwyn and Llanrwst.

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.

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.

Llanddoged

Village

Photo: Terry Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llanddoged is a small village which lies in the hills a little over a mile to the north of Llanrwst, in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The village itself has a small population, with a surrounding rural farming community. Llanddoged is situated 3 miles northeast of Trial Shaft.

Trial Shaft

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

53.13104° or 53° 7′ 52″ north

Longitude

-3.84449° or 3° 50′ 40″ west

Open location code

9C5R45J4+C6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1025382125

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pen y Drum and Pandora Lead Mine Ladderway Shaft.

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