Llyn Maen Bras
Llyn Maen Bras is a reservoir in Llandderfel, Gwynedd, Wales. Llyn Maen Bras is situated nearby to the peak Moel Emoel, as well as near Eglwys-Anne Warren Ffridd.- Type: Body of water
- Description: reservoir near Bala
- Also known as: “Llyn Maen-bras”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moel Emoel and Cwmtirmynach Chapel.
Moel Emoel
Peak
Photo: John Horner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moel Emoel is a hill within the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, North Wales.
Cwmtirmynach Chapel
Church
Photo: Chris Andrews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cwmtirmynach Chapel is a church, which is situated 1½ miles northwest of Llyn Maen Bras.
Maes Tegid
Stadium
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maes Tegid is a community playing field in Bala, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home ground of Bala Town. The stadium holds 3,000 people, with 504 seats and has been used by Bala Town since the 1950s. Maes Tegid is situated 2 miles south of Llyn Maen Bras.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Frongoch and Llanfor.
Frongoch
Village
Photo: Ralph Rawlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Frongoch is a village located in Gwynedd, Wales. It lies close to the market town of Bala, on the A4212 road. It was the home of the Frongoch internment camp, used to hold German prisoners-of-war during First World War, and then Irish Republican prisoners from the 1916 Rising.
Llanfor
Village
Photo: Tamara Kwan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanfor is a village in Gwynedd, Wales near the town of Bala, in the community of Llandderfel. Llanfor is situated 2 miles south of Llyn Maen Bras.
Rhyd-uchaf
Hamlet
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhyd-uchaf is a hamlet in Gwynedd, Wales, approximately 2.4 miles northwest of Bala and 1.4 miles south of Frongoch, on an unnamed road which provides access to Arenig Fawr. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 78. Rhyd-uchaf is situated 2 miles southwest of Llyn Maen Bras.
Llyn Maen Bras
- Category: reservoir
- Location: Llandderfel, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.94407° or 52° 56′ 39″ northLongitude
-3.59487° or 3° 35′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C4RWCV4+J3OpenStreetMap ID
way 32999616OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q107676734
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In Other Languages
“Llyn Maen Bras” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Llyn Maen Bras”
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Highlights include Maen Bras and Eglwys-Anne Warren Ffridd.
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