Dolrhedyn Terrace

Dolrhedyn Terrace is a house in Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales which is located on Dolrhedyn Terrace. Dolrhedyn Terrace is situated nearby to Cwmorthin Waterfall, as well as near the village Tanygrisiau.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tanygrisiau railway station and Wrysgan quarry.

Tanygrisiau railway station

Railway station

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Tanygrisiau railway station is a passenger station on the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway The line was built in 1836 to carry dressed slate from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog for export by sea but official passenger services began in 1865. Tanygrisiau railway station is situated 1,200 feet south of Dolrhedyn Terrace.

Wrysgan quarry

Quarry

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Wrysgan quarry was a slate quarry near the village of Tanygrisiau, Blaenau Festiniog, North Wales. It was worked intermittently from the 1830s, and was worked continuously from c.1850 until 1946. Wrysgan quarry is situated 2,500 feet west of Dolrhedyn Terrace.

Cwmorthin quarry

Quarry

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Cwmorthin quarry was a slate quarry west of the village of Tanygrisiau, north Wales. Quarrying on the site started in 1810. In 1860 it was connected to the Ffestiniog Railway. Cwmorthin quarry is situated 2,600 feet northwest of Dolrhedyn Terrace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tanygrisiau and Blaenau Ffestiniog.

Tanygrisiau

Village

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Tanygrisiau is a village and area within Blaenau Ffestiniog in the upper end of the Vale of Ffestiniog in the county of Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It can be found along the southern side of the Moelwyn mountain range and dates to around 1750.

Blaenau Ffestiniog

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Blaenau Ffestiniog is a small town in the Snowdonia Mountains in Wales. Blaenau Ffestiniog is a former slate-mining village and consists of one main road with all the others leading off it. Many visitors come to ride the historic narrow-gauge railway.