Rhosydd Quarry East Twll (disused)
Rhosydd Quarry East Twll (disused) is a quarry in Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. Rhosydd Quarry East Twll (disused) is situated nearby to Level 2 Mill (ruins), as well as near Rhosydd Quarry West Twll (disused).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moel-yr-hydd and Moelwyn Mawr.
Moel-yr-hydd
Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
Moel-yr-hydd is a subsidiary summit of Moelwyn Mawr in Snowdonia, North Wales and forms part of the Moelwynion. The mountain overlooks the village of Tanygrisiau and Tanygrisiau railway station from where the mountain can easily be ascended.
Moelwyn Mawr
Peak
Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moelwyn Mawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales and forms part of the Moelwynion. Its summit overlooks the Vale of Ffestiniog and has views in all directions.
Rhosydd quarry
Archaeological site
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rhosydd quarry was a slate quarry in the Moelwyn mountains, northeast of Porthmadog in North Wales. Small-scale working of the site began in the 1830s, but was hampered by the remote location, and the lack of a transport system to carry the slates to markets. Rhosydd quarry is situated 2,900 feet north of Rhosydd Quarry East Twll (disused).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tanygrisiau and Blaenau Ffestiniog.
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.
Blaenau Ffestiniog
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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 2½ miles west of Rhosydd Quarry East Twll (disused).
Rhosydd Quarry East Twll (disused)
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.98903° or 52° 59′ 21″ northLongitude
-3.98789° or 3° 59′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C4RX2Q6+JROpenStreetMap ID
way 269624904OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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