Ffridd Slate Quarry
Ffridd Slate Quarry is a quarry in Betws Garmon, Gwynedd, Wales. Ffridd Slate Quarry is situated nearby to Rhyd Ddu railway station, as well as near the quarry Ffridd Isaf Copper Mine.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rhyd Ddu railway station and Llyn y Gadair.
Rhyd Ddu railway station
Railway station
Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rhyd Ddu is a station on the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway, which was built in 1881 as the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways Moel Tryfan Undertaking to carry dressed slate to Dinas Junction on the LNWR. Rhyd Ddu railway station is situated 700 feet southwest of Ffridd Slate Quarry.
Pitt’s Head
Stone
Photo: D22, Public domain.
Pitt's Head is a distinctive rock located at grid reference SH576515, close to the A4085 road in Gwynedd, Wales. Its distinction lies in a resemblance to the profile of politician William Pitt the Younger. Pitt’s Head is situated 3,700 feet south of Ffridd Slate Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhyd Ddu and Beddgelert.
Rhyd Ddu
Photo: RICHARD OUTRAM, CC BY 2.0.
Rhyd-ddu is a small village in Snowdonia, North Wales which is a starting point for walks up Snowdon, Moel Hebog, Yr Aran and the Nantlle Ridge. It lies on the A4085 4 miles north of Beddgelert, at its junction with the B4418 to Nantlle and Penygroes. Rhyd Ddu railway station is one of the stops on the Welsh Highland Railway between Caernarfon and Porthmadog.
Beddgelert
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 3.0.
Beddgelert is a picturesque village in Gwynedd, renowned for the grave of Prince Llywelyn's dog Gelert.
Nantlle
Village
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nantlle is a small village in the slate quarrying Nantlle Valley in Gwynedd, Wales. It lies on the north shore of Llyn Nantlle Uchaf and is part of the community of Llanllyfni. The population was 228 in 2011 with 42% born in England. Nantlle is situated 4 miles west of Ffridd Slate Quarry.
Ffridd Slate Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Betws Garmon, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.05188° or 53° 3′ 7″ northLongitude
-4.13014° or 4° 7′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C5Q3V29+QWOpenStreetMap ID
way 1493703321OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ffridd Isaf Copper Mine and Rhyd Ddu Outdoor Activity Centre.
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