Llyn Craigypistyll

Llyn Craigypistyll is a lake in Ceulanamaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales. Llyn Craigypistyll is situated nearby to the peak Disgwylfa Fawr, as well as near Moel Golomen.

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Type: Body of water
Description: lake in Wales, United Kingdom
Also known as: “Craig-y-Pistyll” and “Llyn Craig-y-Pistyll”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Disgwylfa Fawr and Nant-y-moch Reservoir.

Disgwylfa Fawr

Peak

Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Disgwylfa Fawr is a peak.

Nant-y-moch Reservoir is situated in the Cambrian Mountains in northern Ceredigion, Wales, near Pumlumon. The reservoir which flooded a part of the valley of the River Rheidol and its headwaters derives its name from a stream, the Nant-y-moch, which formerly flowed into the River Rheidol at this spot. Nant-y-moch Reservoir is situated 2½ miles northeast of Llyn Craigypistyll.

Moel Golomen

Peak

Photo: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Moel Golomen is a peak, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Llyn Craigypistyll.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cwmsymlog and Bont Goch.

Cwmsymlog

Hamlet

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Cwmsymlog is a short valley, sheltering a hamlet of the same name, in Ceredigion, in the west of Wales. Once an important mining area, but the mining slowly declined and finally came to an end in 1901. Cwmsymlog is situated 2 miles southwest of Llyn Craigypistyll.

Bont Goch

Village

Photo: Nigel Callaghan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bont Goch is a village in Ceredigion, Wales, 2 miles northeast of Aberystwyth. With Talybont, it is in the community of Ceulanamaesmawr. The historic name was Elerch, which may be related to the name of the river Leri which flows through the area. Bont Goch is situated 2½ miles west of Llyn Craigypistyll.

Cwmerfyn

Hamlet

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Cwmerfyn is a hamlet in the community of Trefeurig, Ceredigion, Wales, nine miles by road east of Aberystwyth. Historically Cwmerfyn was a lead ore mining village. Cwmerfyn is situated 2½ miles southwest of Llyn Craigypistyll.

Llyn Craigypistyll

Categories: lake and reservoir
Location: Ceulanamaesmawr, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.45538° or 52° 27′ 19″ north

Longitude

-3.88165° or 3° 52′ 54″ west

Open location code

9C4RF449+58

OpenStreetMap ID

way 103219663

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

Wikidata ID

Q20595886

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In Other Languages

From Irish to Welsh—“Llyn Craigypistyll” goes by many names.

Irish: “Llyn Craigypistyll”
Welsh: “Llyn Craigypistyll”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pen Craigypistyll and Syfydrin.

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