Sarn Helen Slate Mine
Sarn Helen Slate Mine is a quarry in Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. Sarn Helen Slate Mine is situated nearby to the archaeological site Bronze Age Settlement, as well as near the peak Moel Wnog.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bryn-y-Castell and Manod Mawr.
Bryn-y-Castell
Archaeological site
Photo: Dewi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bryn-y-Castell is an archaeological site, which is situated 2,500 feet southwest of Sarn Helen Slate Mine.
Manod Mawr
Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
Manod Mawr is a mountain in North Wales and forms part of the Moelwynion. Although known as a mountain in the eastern Moelwyns, it and its sister peaks are sometimes known as the Ffestiniog hills.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manod and Llan Ffestiniog.
Manod
Village
Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Manod is a village, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Sarn Helen Slate Mine.
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 southwest of Sarn Helen Slate Mine.
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.
Sarn Helen Slate Mine
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.97506° or 52° 58′ 30″ northLongitude
-3.89051° or 3° 53′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C4RX4G5+2QOpenStreetMap ID
way 363527530OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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