Llyn Geirionydd
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.Photo: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Llyn Glangors and Llyn Crafnant.
Llyn Glangors
Reservoir
Photo: Dara Jasumani, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Llyn Crafnant
Lake
Photo: Terry Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llyn Crafnant is a lake that lies in a valley in Wales where the northern edge of the Gwydir Forest meets the lower slopes of the Carneddau mountains and, more specifically, the ridge of Cefn Cyfarwydd.
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 Capel Curig.
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.
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.
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.
Llyn Geirionydd
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: lake in Wales
- Categories: lake and body of water
- Location: Trefriw, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.131° or 53° 7′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.8506° or 3° 51′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C5R44JX+9QOpenStreetMap ID
way 1493661088OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q3405768
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“Llyn Geirionydd” goes by many names.
- French: “Llyn Geirionydd”
- Irish: “Llyn Geirionydd”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Llyn Geirionydd”
- Welsh: “Llyn Geirionnydd”
- Welsh: “Llyn Geirionydd”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as New Pandora Lead Mine and Llanrhychwyn.
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