Sygun Copper Mine
Sygun Copper Mine is a Victorian copper mine which closed in 1903 but was renovated and reopened by the Amies family as a tourist attraction in 1986, focusing on audio-visual tours of the underground workings.Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: copper mine and mining museum in Merionethshire
- Postal code: LL55 4NE
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Llyn Dinas and Beddgelert railway station.
Llyn Dinas
Lake
Photo: Rhion, Public domain.
Llyn Dinas is a lake near Beddgelert, Gwynedd in north Wales. It is formed by the River Glaslyn. Llyn Dinas lies on the valley floor a few miles north of Beddgelert at an altitude of about 55 metres above sea level.
Beddgelert railway station
Railway station
Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beddgelert railway station is a railway station on the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway in North Wales. The rebuilt station was officially opened by Lord Elis-Thomas on 7 April 2009. Beddgelert railway station is situated 1¼ miles west of Sygun Copper Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nantmor and Croesor.
Nantmor
Village
Photo: William Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nantmor is a hamlet which lies about 1½ miles to the south of the village of Beddgelert in Gwynedd, Wales. The current spelling of the name Nantmor is more modern – most old documents from the 16th to the 18th century record the name as Nanmor. Nantmor is situated 1½ miles south of Sygun Copper Mine.
Croesor
Village
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Croesor is a small village in Gwynedd, Wales, located at the foot of Cnicht, in Cwm Croesor, in the community of Llanfrothen. The Croesor Tramway travelled along the bed of the cwm, before rising steeply to Bwlch Rhosydd via Croesor Incline. Croesor is situated 3 miles southeast of Sygun Copper Mine.
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.
Sygun Copper Mine
- Categories: copper mine, mining museum, building, and tourism
- Location: Beddgelert, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.01832° or 53° 1′ 6″ northLongitude
-4.08125° or 4° 4′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C5Q2W99+8GOpenStreetMap ID
way 376883836OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q7660498
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In Other Languages
“Sygun Copper Mine” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Gwaith Copr Sygun”
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