Tal-y-fan Quarry

Tal-y-fan Quarry is a quarry in Caerhun, Conwy, Wales. Tal-y-fan Quarry is situated nearby to the stone Maen Penddu, as well as near the archaeological site Caer Bach Hut Circle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Maen Penddu and Tal y Fan.

Maen Penddu

Stone

Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Maen Penddu is a stone, which is situated 1,100 feet north of Tal-y-fan Quarry.

Tal y Fan is an outlying peak of the Carneddau mountains in North Wales. It is one of the four Marilyns that make up the Carneddau, the others being Carnedd Llywelyn, Pen Llithrig y Wrach and Creigiau Gleision.

Cae Coch standing stone

Archaeological site

Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cae Coch standing stone is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile south of Tal-y-fan Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rowen and Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen.

Rowen

Village

Photo: Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rowen is a village on the western slopes of the Conwy valley in the parish of Caerhun, within now Conwy County Borough, Wales, and historically in Caernarfonshire.

Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen

Locality

Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen is a mountain pass in Conwy county borough, north Wales, traversable only on foot or horseback, following the former Roman road from Caerhun to Caernarfon. Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen is situated 1½ miles southwest of Tal-y-fan Quarry.

Penmaenmawr

Town

Photo: Ceri Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Penmaenmawr is a town and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales, which was formerly in the parish of Dwygyfylchi and the traditional county of Caernarfonshire. Penmaenmawr is situated 2 miles northwest of Tal-y-fan Quarry.

Tal-y-fan Quarry

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: Caerhun, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.24115° or 53° 14′ 28″ north

Longitude

-3.89233° or 3° 53′ 32″ west

Open location code

9C5R64R5+F3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 326306368

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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