Llyn Glangors
Llyn Glangors is a lake in the Gwydir Forest in north Wales. It lies at a height of 900 ft and covers an area of 15 acres. An artificial reservoir, it was created to supply water for the nearby Pandora lead mine.Photo: Dara Jasumani, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: lake in the Gwydir Forest in north Wales
- Also known as: “Llyn Glan Gors”
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.
Llyn Glangors
- Category: body of water
- Location: Trefriw, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.1267° or 53° 7′ 36″ northLongitude
-3.8357° or 3° 50′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C5R45G7+MPOpenStreetMap ID
way 113957409OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q6662937
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Satellite Map
Discover Llyn Glangors from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Llyn Glangors” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “Llyn Glan Gors”
- Dutch: “Llyn Glan Gors”
- French: “Llyn Glan Gors”
- German: “Llyn Glan Gors”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Llyn Glan Gors”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Llyn Glangors”
- Polish: “Llyn Glan Gors”
- Welsh: “Llyn Glan Gors”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as New Pandora Lead Mine and Hafna Lead Mine.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pen-y-Gwaith and Pen Ucha’r-gwaith.
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