Veingoch Slate Quarry
Veingoch Slate Quarry is a quarry in Llandwrog, Gwynedd, Wales. Veingoch Slate Quarry is situated nearby to Old Cilgwyn Slate Quarry, as well as near Gloddfa Glytiau Slate Quarry.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dorothea quarry and Moel Tryfan.
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 2,900 feet south of Veingoch Slate Quarry.
Moel Tryfan
Peak
Moel Tryfan is a small mountain near the villages of Rhosgadfan, Y Fron and Betws Garmon, in northern Gwynedd. The higher and more famous peak of Tryfan above Dyffryn Ogwen has also sometimes been referred to as "Moel Tryfan" in the past.
Ysgol Baladeulyn
School
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ysgol Baladeulyn is a school, which is situated 1 mile east of Veingoch 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
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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.
Veingoch Slate Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Llandwrog, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.06302° or 53° 3′ 47″ northLongitude
-4.23617° or 4° 14′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C5Q3Q77+6GOpenStreetMap ID
way 1039716076OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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