Twll Coch
Twll Coch is a quarry in Waunfawr, Gwynedd, Wales. Twll Coch is situated nearby to the quarry Chwarel Bwlch-y-groes, as well as near Chwarel Cae’r-banciau.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glynrhonwy quarries and Cei Llydan railway station.
Glynrhonwy quarries
Quarry
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The Glynrhonwy quarries were two adjacent quarries in the Glynrhonwy area, north-west of Llanberis, in Carnarvonshire, Wales. They were: The quarries operated internal railways of 2 ft gauge and were served by Glynrhonwy Siding off the LNWR's Caernarfon to Llanberis branch. Glynrhonwy quarries is situated 1,900 feet northeast of Twll Coch.
Cei Llydan railway station
Railway station
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Cei Llydan is an intermediate railway station on the Llanberis Lake Railway, located in Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales. Most of the LLR was laid around 1970 on part of the trackbed of the closed and lifted Padarn Railway. Cei Llydan railway station is situated 1 mile northeast of Twll Coch.
Penllyn railway station
Railway station
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Penllyn railway station is the northern terminus of the Llanberis Lake Railway, located near Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales. The station has no platform, but passengers are allowed to alight. Penllyn railway station is situated 1¼ miles north of Twll Coch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanberis and Cwm-y-glo.
Llanberis
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Llanberis is a village, community and electoral ward in Gwynedd, northwest Wales, on the southern bank of the lake Llyn Padarn and at the foot of Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales.
Cwm-y-glo
Village
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Cwm-y-glo is a small village in Wales, 4+1⁄2 miles east of Caernarfon, between Llanberis and Llanrug. It is in the Dwyfor Meirionnydd UK constituency, the community of Llanrug, and the Gwynedd Council electoral ward. Cwm-y-glo is situated 1½ miles northwest of Twll Coch.
Brynrefail
Village
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Brynrefail is a small village in Gwynedd, Wales. The village is in the Dwyfor Meirionnydd UK constituency and the Gwynedd Council Ward of Penisa'r Waun. Brynrefail is situated 1½ miles north of Twll Coch.
Twll Coch
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Waunfawr, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.12036° or 53° 7′ 13″ northLongitude
-4.15053° or 4° 9′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C5Q4RCX+4QOpenStreetMap ID
way 333132180OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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