Tyn Llwyn

Tyn Llwyn is a building in Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. Tyn Llwyn is situated nearby to the village Tanygrisiau, as well as near Ffestiniog Granite Quarry.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tanygrisiau railway station and Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station.

Tanygrisiau railway station

Railway station

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Tanygrisiau railway station is a passenger station on the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway The line was built in 1836 to carry dressed slate from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog for export by sea but official passenger services began in 1865. Tanygrisiau railway station is situated 2,200 feet southwest of Tyn Llwyn.

Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station

Railway station

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Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station serves the slate mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales, and is the southern terminus of the Conwy Valley Line. Transport for Wales Rail operates services to Llandudno Junction and Llandudno. Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station is situated 4,000 feet northeast of Tyn Llwyn.

Nyth-y-Gigfran quarry

Quarry

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Nyth-y-Gigfran quarry was a slate quarry in the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, North Wales. It was located about 300 feet above the settlement of Glan y Pwll, south of what was to become Blaenau Ffestiniog. Nyth-y-Gigfran quarry is situated 2,600 feet north of Tyn Llwyn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tanygrisiau and Blaenau Ffestiniog.

Tanygrisiau

Village

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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.

Blaenau Ffestiniog

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Blaenau Ffestiniog is a small town in the Snowdonia Mountains in Wales. Blaenau Ffestiniog is a former slate-mining village and consists of one main road with all the others leading off it. Many visitors come to ride the historic narrow-gauge railway.