Bryn Glas Slate Quarry

Bryn Glas Slate Quarry is a quarry in Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. Bryn Glas Slate Quarry is situated nearby to the reservoir Llyn y Morynion, as well as near the peak Craig y Garreg-lwyd.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Llyn y Morynion and Bryn-y-Castell.

Llyn y Morynion

Reservoir

Photo: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llyn y Morynion is a reservoir.

Bryn-y-Castell

Archaeological site

Photo: Dewi, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bryn-y-Castell is an archaeological site, which is situated 3,100 feet northwest of Bryn Glas Slate Quarry.

The Rhaeadr y Cwm is a waterfall on the Afon Cynfal river in Gwynedd, North Wales. The falls are located near the B4391 road, some 3 miles east of Ffestiniog. Rhaeadr y Cwm is situated 3,100 feet southeast of Bryn Glas Slate Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llan Ffestiniog and Manod.

Llan Ffestiniog

Village

Photo: Barry Hunter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llan Ffestiniog, also known as Ffestiniog or simply Llan, is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, about 2 miles south of Blaenau Ffestiniog. Llan Ffestiniog is the older of the two communities, with its church and other buildings predating most of Blaenau Ffestiniog. Llan Ffestiniog is situated 2 miles west of Bryn Glas Slate Quarry.

Manod

Village

Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Manod is a village, which is situated 2½ miles northwest of Bryn Glas Slate Quarry.

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.

Bryn Glas Slate Quarry

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

52.96126° or 52° 57′ 41″ north

Longitude

-3.88913° or 3° 53′ 21″ west

Open location code

9C4RX466+G8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 363458221

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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