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 Geirionydd.
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 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.
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.
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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