Llyn y Gader Slate Quarry

Llyn y Gader Slate Quarry is a quarry in Betws Garmon, Gwynedd, Wales. Llyn y Gader Slate Quarry is situated nearby to Gader-wylt Slate Quarry, as well as near the lake Llyn y Gadair.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Llyn y Gadair and Rhyd Ddu railway station.

Llyn y Gadair

Lake

Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Llyn y Gadair is a lake.

Rhyd Ddu railway station

Railway station

Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rhyd Ddu is a station on the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway, which was built in 1881 as the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways Moel Tryfan Undertaking to carry dressed slate to Dinas Junction on the LNWR. Rhyd Ddu railway station is situated 3,100 feet northeast of Llyn y Gader Slate Quarry.

Pitt’s Head

Stone

Photo: D22, Public domain.

Pitt's Head is a distinctive rock located at grid reference SH576515, close to the A4085 road in Gwynedd, Wales. Its distinction lies in a resemblance to the profile of politician William Pitt the Younger. Pitt’s Head is situated 3,900 feet east of Llyn y Gader Slate Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rhyd Ddu and Beddgelert.

Rhyd Ddu

Photo: RICHARD OUTRAM, CC BY 2.0.

Rhyd-ddu is a small village in Snowdonia, North Wales which is a starting point for walks up Snowdon, Moel Hebog, Yr Aran and the Nantlle Ridge. It lies on the A4085 4 miles north of Beddgelert, at its junction with the B4418 to Nantlle and Penygroes. Rhyd Ddu railway station is one of the stops on the Welsh Highland Railway between Caernarfon and Porthmadog.

Beddgelert

Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 3.0.

Beddgelert is a picturesque village in Gwynedd, renowned for the grave of Prince Llywelyn's dog Gelert.

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. Nantlle is situated 3½ miles west of Llyn y Gader Slate Quarry.

Llyn y Gader Slate Quarry

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

53.04511° or 53° 2′ 42″ north

Longitude

-4.14307° or 4° 8′ 35″ west

Open location code

9C5Q2VW4+2Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 375134121

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gader-wylt Slate Quarry and Moelfryn.

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