Pen-y-orsedd Quarry
Pen-y-orsedd Quarry is a quarry in Llanllyfni, Gwynedd, Wales. Pen-y-orsedd Quarry is situated nearby to Eureka Quarry, as well as near Ellen Quarry.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Llyn Nantlle Uchaf and Ysgol Baladeulyn.
Llyn Nantlle Uchaf
Lake
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llyn Nantlle Uchaf is a lake in the Nantlle Valley, Gwynedd, Wales. The lake forms the foreground in Richard Wilson's painting "Snowdon from Llyn Nantlle". Llyn Nantlle Isaf no longer exists as it was drained to protect the slate works.
Ysgol Baladeulyn
School
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ysgol Baladeulyn is a school, which is situated 2,600 feet southeast of Pen-y-orsedd Quarry.
Dorothea quarry
Quarry
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dorothea quarry is a disused slate quarry in the Nantlle Valley area in North Wales. It covers a large area near the village of Talysarn and contains three flooded deep lakes. Dorothea quarry is situated 4,200 feet southwest of Pen-y-orsedd Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nantlle and Y Fron.
Nantlle
Village
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nantlle is a small village in the slate quarrying Nantlle Valley in Gwynedd, Wales. It lies on the north shore of Llyn Nantlle Uchaf and is part of the community of Llanllyfni. The population was 228 in 2011 with 42% born in England.
Y Fron
Village
Photo: Chris Andrews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Y Fron, also known locally as Cesarea, after the chapel, is a country village on the south-west side of Moel Tryfan, overlooking the Nantlle Valley, in North Wales, near Rhosgadfan and Carmel, on the tail of Mynydd Mawr, with epic views of Trum Y Ddysgl and Craig Cwm Silyn.
Carmel
Village
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carmel is a small village near Y Fron in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. The village is built up mainly of Victorian homes, with a more modern area. The village contains a number of chapels, which are gradually closing down and some being converted into homes.
Pen-y-orsedd Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Llanllyfni, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.06196° or 53° 3′ 43″ northLongitude
-4.22499° or 4° 13′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C5Q3Q6G+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
way 375125618OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Eureka Quarry and Ellen Quarry.
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