Pen-y-Gwaith
Pen-y-Gwaith is a reservoir in Trefriw, Conwy, Wales. Pen-y-Gwaith is situated nearby to the locality Vale of Conwy Lead Mine, as well as near Hafna Lead Mine.Photo: Andrew Woodvine (awo…, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Swallow Falls and Llyn Bodgynydd.
Swallow Falls
Waterfall
Swallow Falls is a multiple waterfall system in Wales, located on the River Llugwy near Betws-y-Coed, in Conwy County Borough.
Llyn Bodgynydd
Reservoir
Photo: Terry Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llyn Bodgynydd is a lake in the Gwydir Forest in North Wales. It covers an area of some 14 acres, and lies at a height of 822 feet a.s.l. It is locally known as "Llyn Bod", or "Bod Mawr", distinguishing it from a nearby, but much smaller lake to the north-east.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanrwst and Betws-y-Coed.
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.
Betws-y-Coed
Photo: t.przechlewski, CC BY 3.0.
Betws-y-Coed is a village of 564 people in Conwy county borough, and one of the primary tourist resorts in the Snowdonia National Park.
Capel Curig
Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Capel Curig is a village in the county borough of Conwy, popular with climbers and hillwalkers due to its location in the heart of the Snowdonia National Park.
Pen-y-Gwaith
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in Gwydyr Forest, Llanrwst
- Category: body of water
- Location: Trefriw, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.124° or 53° 7′ 26″ northLongitude
-3.8333° or 3° 50′ westOpen location code
9C5R45F8+HMOpenStreetMap ID
way 113957407OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q107676833
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In Other Languages
“Pen-y-Gwaith” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Cronfa ddŵr Pen-y-Gwaith”
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Localities in the Area
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