Lake Lockwood
Lake Lockwood is a reservoir in Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales. Lake Lockwood is situated nearby to the archaeological site Roman Marching Camp, as well as near the peak Moel Berfedd.Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Body of water
- Description: artificial lake in Gwynedd, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Llyn Pen-y-Gwryd”, “Lockwood Reservoir”, and “Pen-y-Gwryd Reservoir”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pen-y-Gwryd and YHA Snowdon Pen-y-Pass.
Pen-y-Gwryd
Hotel
Pen-y-Gwryd is a pass at the head of Nantygwryd and Nant Cynnyd rivers close to the foot of Snowdon in Gwynedd, Wales. The area is located at the junction of the A4086 from Capel Curig to Llanberis and Caernarfon and the A498 from Beddgelert and Nant Gwynant about a mile from the head of the Llanberis Pass. Pen-y-Gwryd is situated 770 feet west of Lake Lockwood.
YHA Snowdon Pen-y-Pass
Ranger station
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
YHA Snowdon Pen-y-Pass is a ranger station, which is situated 1 mile west of Lake Lockwood.
Glyder Fawr
Peak
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glyder Fawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, the highest peak in the Glyderau range at just over 1,000 metres. It is the fifth-highest mountain in Wales and has several walking and scrambling routes leading to its summit. Glyder Fawr is situated 2 miles northwest of Lake Lockwood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cwm Idwal and Nant Peris.
Cwm Idwal
Locality
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cwm Idwal is a cirque in the Glyderau range of mountains in northern Snowdonia, the national park in the mountainous region of North Wales. Its main interest is to hill walkers and rock climbers, but it is also of interest to geologists and naturalists, given its combination of altitude, aspect and terrain. Cwm Idwal is situated 2½ miles northwest of Lake Lockwood.
Nant Peris
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nant Peris is a village, which is situated 3½ miles northwest of Lake Lockwood.
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.
Lake Lockwood
- Category: reservoir
- Location: Beddgelert, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.08279° or 53° 4′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.99869° or 3° 59′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C5R32M2+4GOpenStreetMap ID
way 180010049OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q20596169
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Lake Lockwood” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Cronfa Ddŵr Pen-y-Gwryd”
- Welsh: “Llyn Lockwood”
- Welsh: “Llyn Pen-y-Gwryd”
- Welsh: “Llyn Pen-y-Gwyrd”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Roman Marching Camp and Moel Berfedd.
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