Archer Dam

Archer Dam is a dam in Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. Archer Dam is situated nearby to the cliff Camfa Derw, as well as near the ruins Gelli-wenog.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dduallt railway station and Coed Cymerau National Nature Reserve.

Dduallt railway station

Railway station

Photo: Markz55, Public domain.

Dduallt railway station is a passenger station on the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway in northwest Wales, which was built in 1836 to carry dressed slate from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog for export by sea. Dduallt railway station is situated 4,000 feet south of Archer Dam.

Coed Cymerau National Nature Reserve

Nature reserve

Coed Cymerau National Nature Reserve is a wooded area of approximately 26 hectares on the north side of the Vale of Ffestiniog through which the River Goedol runs.

Ffestiniog Power Station

Power station

Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.

The Ffestiniog Power Station is a 360-megawatt pumped-storage hydroelectricity scheme near Ffestiniog, in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. The power station at the lower reservoir has four water turbines, which can generate at full capacity within 60 seconds of the need arising. Ffestiniog Power Station is situated 3,600 feet north of Archer Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tanygrisiau and Llan Ffestiniog.

Tanygrisiau

Village

Photo: Ross Burgess, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tanygrisiau is a village and area within Blaenau Ffestiniog in the upper end of the Vale of Ffestiniog in the county of Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It can be found along the southern side of the Moelwyn mountain range and dates to around 1750.

Llan Ffestiniog

Village

Photo: Barry Hunter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llan Ffestiniog, also known as Ffestiniog or simply Llan, is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, about 2 miles south of Blaenau Ffestiniog. Llan Ffestiniog is the older of the two communities, with its church and other buildings predating most of Blaenau Ffestiniog. Llan Ffestiniog is situated 2 miles southeast of Archer Dam.

Tan-y-Bwlch

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tan-y-Bwlch lies in the Snowdonia National Park in North Wales and is primarily known as the location of Tan-y-Bwlch railway station, on the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway. Tan-y-Bwlch is situated 2 miles southwest of Archer Dam.

Archer Dam

Type: Dam
Location: Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.97108° or 52° 58′ 16″ north

Longitude

-3.97202° or 3° 58′ 19″ west

Open location code

9C4RX2CH+C5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1035345528

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

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