Braich Slate Quarry
Braich Slate Quarry is a quarry in Llandwrog, Gwynedd, Wales. Braich Slate Quarry is situated nearby to Bryn-derwen Slate Quarry, as well as near Moel Tryfan Slate Quarry.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moel Tryfan and Llyn Ffynhonnau.
Moel Tryfan
Peak
Moel Tryfan is a small mountain near the villages of Rhosgadfan, Y Fron and Betws Garmon, in northern Gwynedd. The higher and more famous peak of Tryfan above Dyffryn Ogwen has also sometimes been referred to as "Moel Tryfan" in the past.
Mynydd Mawr
Peak
Photo: Stemonitis, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Mynydd Mawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, approximately 7 km west of Snowdon itself, overlooking Llyn Cwellyn and being the northern outlier of the Moel Hebog group. Mynydd Mawr is situated 2 miles east of Braich Slate Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Y Fron and Carmel.
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.
Rhosgadfan
Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhosgadfan is a Welsh village in the county of Gwynedd, formerly part of the historic county of Caernarfonshire, and within the community of Llanwnda. It is notable as the birthplace of Kate Roberts, one of the greatest Welsh-language writers of the 20th century; her childhood home is now a museum.
Braich Slate Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Llandwrog, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.0755° or 53° 4′ 32″ northLongitude
-4.22592° or 4° 13′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C5Q3QGF+5JOpenStreetMap ID
way 375145802OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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