Gloddfa Glytiau Slate Quarry
Gloddfa Glytiau Slate Quarry is a quarry in Llandwrog, Gwynedd, Wales. Gloddfa Glytiau Slate Quarry is situated nearby to Veingoch Slate Quarry, as well as near Old Cilgwyn Slate Quarry.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dorothea quarry and Llyn Nantlle Uchaf.
Dorothea quarry
Quarry
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Dorothea quarry is a disused slate quarry in the Nantlle Valley area in North Wales. It covers a large area near the village of Talysarn and contains three flooded deep lakes. Dorothea quarry is situated 3,400 feet south of Gloddfa Glytiau Slate Quarry.
Llyn Nantlle Uchaf
Lake
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llyn Nantlle Uchaf is a lake in the Nantlle Valley, Gwynedd, Wales. The lake forms the foreground in Richard Wilson's painting "Snowdon from Llyn Nantlle". Llyn Nantlle Isaf no longer exists as it was drained to protect the slate works.
Ysgol Baladeulyn
School
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ysgol Baladeulyn is a school, which is situated 1 mile southeast of Gloddfa Glytiau Slate Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Y Fron and Nantlle.
Y Fron
Village
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Y Fron, also known locally as Cesarea, after the chapel, is a country village on the south-west side of Moel Tryfan, overlooking the Nantlle Valley, in North Wales, near Rhosgadfan and Carmel, on the tail of Mynydd Mawr, with epic views of Trum Y Ddysgl and Craig Cwm Silyn.
Nantlle
Village
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Nantlle is a small village in the slate quarrying Nantlle Valley in Gwynedd, Wales. It lies on the north shore of Llyn Nantlle Uchaf and is part of the community of Llanllyfni. The population was 228 in 2011 with 42% born in England.
Carmel
Village
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carmel is a small village near Y Fron in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. The village is built up mainly of Victorian homes, with a more modern area. The village contains a number of chapels, which are gradually closing down and some being converted into homes.
Gloddfa Glytiau Slate Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Llandwrog, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.06426° or 53° 3′ 51″ northLongitude
-4.23562° or 4° 14′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C5Q3Q77+PQOpenStreetMap ID
way 1039716074OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Veingoch Slate Quarry and Old Cilgwyn Slate Quarry.
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