Marchlyn Slate Quarry

Marchlyn Slate Quarry is a quarry in , , . Marchlyn Slate Quarry is situated nearby to the reservoir , as well as near the house .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Marchlyn Bach and Elidir Fawr.

Reservoir
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a reservoir.

Peak
Photo: SeraaronArt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a mountain in , north , the northernmost peak in the Glyderau. Its name means 'Big Elidir', named after a legendary warrior king of the 6th century also known as Eliffer Gosgorddfawr.

Reservoir
Photo: dave roberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a high level in behind mountain. It is used as the high level water source for Dinorwig power station, a closed-loop pumped storage hydroelectric generating facility.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dinorwig and Deiniolen.

Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, historically spelled as Dinorwic in English, is a village located high above , near , in . The name is shared with the fort of Dinas , also within the community of , on a foothill 6 kilometres from village and 3 kilometres from the and also with Port Dinorwic, the anglicised name of .

Village
Photo: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , Wales, at the foot of , in Community. has views over and on a clear day, and occasionally the in , can be seen.

Village
Photo: Stemonitis, CC BY 2.5.
is a small, partly forested hill in , . It forms the start of the Glyderau ridge. It is also the name of the quarry village at the base of the hill situated at the edge of National Park at grid reference SH603655. is situated 2 miles north of Marchlyn Slate Quarry.

Marchlyn Slate Quarry

Latitude
53.14307° or 53° 8′ 35″ north
Longitude
-4.09342° or 4° 5′ 36″ west
Open location code
9C5Q4WV4+6J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 121236955
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
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