Madoc Granite Quarry
Madoc Granite Quarry is a quarry in Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. Madoc Granite Quarry is situated nearby to the village Manod, as well as near The Church of All Saints of Wales.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station and Y Manod.
Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station
Railway station
Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station serves the slate mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales, and is the southern terminus of the Conwy Valley Line. Transport for Wales Rail operates services to Llandudno Junction and Llandudno. Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station is situated 1 mile northwest of Madoc Granite Quarry.
Y Manod
Pub
Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Y Manod is a pub, which is situated 1,700 feet north of Madoc Granite Quarry.
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 Blaenau Ffestiniog.
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.
Tanygrisiau
Village
Photo: Ross Burgess, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tanygrisiau is a village and area within Blaenau Ffestiniog in the upper end of the Vale of Ffestiniog in the county of Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It can be found along the southern side of the Moelwyn mountain range and dates to around 1750.
Madoc Granite Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.98475° or 52° 59′ 5″ northLongitude
-3.92683° or 3° 55′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C4RX3MF+V7OpenStreetMap ID
way 372816785OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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