Prince of Wales Slate Quarry

Prince of Wales Slate Quarry is a quarry in Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales. Prince of Wales Slate Quarry is situated near the peak Y Gyrn, as well as near the mountain saddle Bwlch Cwm-trwsgl.

Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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Type: Quarry
Description: slate quarry in Dolbenmaen, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
Also known as: “Bwlch y Ddwy Elor Quarry”, “Bwlch y Ddwy Elor Slate Quarry”, “Chwarel Bwlch y Ddwy Elor”, “Prince of Wales Quarry”, “Prince of Wales Quarry (disused)”, “Prince of Wales Quarry (Disused)”, and “Prince of Wales Slate Mine”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Llyn Llywelyn and Moel Lefn.

Llyn Llywelyn

Reservoir

Photo: Terry Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llyn Llywelyn is a reservoir.

Moel Lefn

Peak

Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Moel Lefn is a summit in Snowdonia, Wales. It is a subsidiary peak of Moel Hebog and a sister peak of Moel yr Ogof. Its summit marks the end of the Hebog ridge.

Trum y Ddysgl is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales and is the second highest summit on the Nantlle Ridge. It is also one half of the two Marilyns that make up the ridge, the other being Craig Cwm Silyn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rhyd Ddu and Nantlle.

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.

Nantlle

Village

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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 3½ miles northwest of Prince of Wales Slate Quarry.

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 4 miles southeast of Prince of Wales Slate Quarry.

Prince of Wales Slate Quarry

Category: industry
Location: Beddgelert, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.02724° or 53° 1′ 38″ north

Longitude

-4.16422° or 4° 9′ 51″ west

Wheelchair access

Open location code

9C5Q2RGP+V8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 223033940

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

Wikidata ID

Q20592425

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In Other Languages

“Prince of Wales Slate Quarry” goes by many names.

Welsh: “Chwarel Prince of Wales”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Y Gyrn and Bwlch Cwm-trwsgl.

Nearby Places

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