Rhos Clogwyn Slate Quarry

Rhos Clogwyn Slate Quarry is a quarry in Betws Garmon, Gwynedd, Wales. Rhos Clogwyn Slate Quarry is situated nearby to the quarry Ffridd Isaf Copper Mine, as well as near Ffridd Slate Quarry.

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 2,200 feet southwest of Rhos Clogwyn Slate Quarry.

Llyn y Gadair

Lake

Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Llyn y Gadair is a lake.

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 1 mile south of Rhos Clogwyn 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.