Trefor Quarry
The Trefor Quarry railway was an industrial, 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in narrow-gauge railway connecting the Trefor granite quarry with the pier at Llanaelhaearn on the Llŷn Peninsula.- Type: Quarry
- Description: UK railway company
- Also known as: “Chwarel Trefor” and “Trefor Quarry railway”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yr Eifl and Tre’r Ceiri.
Yr Eifl
Peak
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yr Eifl, sometimes called the Rivals in English, is a group of hills on the north coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. On a clear day, the views from the highest summit reach as far as the Isle of Man, the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland and the Lake District, as well as the entire sweep of Cardigan Bay.
Tre’r Ceiri
Archaeological site
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tre'r Ceiri is a hillfort dating back to the Iron Age. The name means "town of the giants", from cewri, plural of cawr, "giant". The settlement is 450 metres above sea level on the slopes of Yr Eifl, a mountain on the north coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, north-western Wales. Tre’r Ceiri is situated 1 mile southeast of Trefor Quarry.
Capel Seilo
Church
Photo: GeraintTudur2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Capel Seilo is a church, which is situated 1 mile southwest of Trefor Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trefor and Nant Gwrtheyrn.
Trefor
Village
Photo: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trefor is a village on the northern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula, in Gwynedd, Wales. It had a population of 1,067 at the 2021 Census. Trefor is in the community of Trefor a Llanaelhaearn, and Llithfaen is nearby.
Nant Gwrtheyrn
Hamlet
Photo: Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nant Gwrtheyrn is a Welsh Language and Heritage Centre, located near the village of Llithfaen on the northern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula, Gwynedd, in northwest Wales.
Llithfaen
Village
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llithfaen is a village on the North West of Wales on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. It is within the community of Pistyll near Caernarfon Bay. Pwllheli is the nearest town, approximately 8 miles away, and Caernarfon is 16 miles away. Llithfaen is situated 2 miles south of Trefor Quarry.
Trefor Quarry
- Categories: railway company, industrial railway, narrow-gauge railway, and industry
- Location: Llanaelhaearn, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.98629° or 52° 59′ 11″ northLongitude
-4.44073° or 4° 26′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C4QXHP5+GPOpenStreetMap ID
way 304395268OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryWikidata ID
Q7837813
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In Other Languages
“Trefor Quarry” goes by many names.
- French: “Chemin de fer de la carrière de Trefor”
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Highlights include Mynydd Gwaith (Garn For) and Coed Cwm.
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