Llyn y Biswail
Llyn y Biswail is a lake in Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales. Llyn y Biswail is situated nearby to the peak Cnicht North Top, as well as near the lake Llyn Cwm y Foel.Photo: Peter Smyly, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cnicht North Top and Cnicht.
Cnicht North Top
Peak
Photo: Dewi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cnicht North Top is a top of Cnicht in Snowdonia, which forms part of the Moelwynion mountain range. It is one of the Nuttalls, a list of 443 hills in England and Wales over 2,000 ft with a relative height of at least 49 ft.
Cnicht
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Cnicht is a mountain in Snowdonia which forms part of the Moelwynion mountain range.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Croesor and Tanygrisiau.
Croesor
Village
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Croesor is a small village in Gwynedd, Wales, located at the foot of Cnicht, in Cwm Croesor, in the community of Llanfrothen. The Croesor Tramway travelled along the bed of the cwm, before rising steeply to Bwlch Rhosydd via Croesor Incline. Croesor is situated 2 miles southwest of Llyn y Biswail.
Tanygrisiau
Village
Photo: Ross Burgess, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Tanygrisiau is situated 2½ miles southeast of Llyn y Biswail.
Nantmor
Village
Photo: William Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nantmor is a hamlet which lies about 1½ miles to the south of the village of Beddgelert in Gwynedd, Wales. The current spelling of the name Nantmor is more modern – most old documents from the 16th to the 18th century record the name as Nanmor. Nantmor is situated 3 miles west of Llyn y Biswail.
Llyn y Biswail
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in the United Kingdom
- Category: lake
- Location: Beddgelert, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.00659° or 53° 0′ 24″ northLongitude
-4.01495° or 4° 0′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C5Q2X4P+J2OpenStreetMap ID
way 174194643OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q20583028
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Welsh—“Llyn y Biswail” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Llyn y Biswail”
- Welsh: “Llyn y Biswail”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Llyn Llagi and Cnicht Slate Mine.
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