Incline Head

Incline Head is a building in Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. Incline Head is situated nearby to Blaen y Cwm quarry, as well as near Cwt y Bugail quarry.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blaen y Cwm quarry and Manod Mawr North Top.

Blaen y Cwm quarry

Quarry

Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Blaen y Cwm quarry was a slate quarry located east of Blaenau Ffestiniog in Wales. It was first worked in some time between 1813 and 1818 and sporadically after that until 1914. Blaen y Cwm quarry is situated 760 feet east of Incline Head.

Manod Mawr North Top

Peak

Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.

Manod Mawr North Top is a mountain in North Wales and forms part of the Moelwynion. It lies directly to the north of its parent Manod Mawr, separated by the Graig Ddu Quarry.

Cwt y Bugail quarry

Quarry

Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Cwt y Bugail quarry is a former slate quarry located east of Blaenau Ffestiniog in Wales. It was first worked as a trial pit around 1840. Continuous production began in 1863 and continued until closure in 1961. Cwt y Bugail quarry is situated 1,800 feet north of Incline Head.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cwm Penmachno and Manod.

Cwm Penmachno

Village

Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cwm Penmachno is a village at the head of Cwm Machno in North Wales.

Manod

Village

Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Manod is a village, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Incline Head.

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.

Incline Head

Type: Building
Location: Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.99894° or 52° 59′ 56″ north

Longitude

-3.89015° or 3° 53′ 25″ west

Open location code

9C4RX4X5+HW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 372672005

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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