Bwlch-glas Mine

Bwlch-glas Mine is a quarry in Ceulanamaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales. Bwlch-glas Mine is situated nearby to the ruins Cwm-byr, as well as near the peak Moel Golomen.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Moel Golomen and Llyn Craigypistyll.

Moel Golomen

Peak

Photo: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Moel Golomen is a peak.

Llyn Craigypistyll

Photo: Jeff Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llyn Craigypistyll is situated 1½ miles southeast of Bwlch-glas Mine.

Church Of St Peter

Church

Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church Of St Peter is situated 2 miles southwest of Bwlch-glas Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bont Goch and Cwmsymlog.

Bont Goch

Village

Photo: Nigel Callaghan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bont Goch is a village in Ceredigion, Wales, 2 miles northeast of Aberystwyth. With Talybont, it is in the community of Ceulanamaesmawr. The historic name was Elerch, which may be related to the name of the river Leri which flows through the area. Bont Goch is situated 2 miles southwest of Bwlch-glas Mine.

Cwmsymlog

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Cwmsymlog is a short valley, sheltering a hamlet of the same name, in Ceredigion, in the west of Wales. Once an important mining area, but the mining slowly declined and finally came to an end in 1901. Cwmsymlog is situated 2½ miles south of Bwlch-glas Mine.

Cwmerfyn

Hamlet

Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cwmerfyn is a hamlet in the community of Trefeurig, Ceredigion, Wales, nine miles by road east of Aberystwyth. Historically Cwmerfyn was a lead ore mining village. Cwmerfyn is situated 3 miles south of Bwlch-glas Mine.

Bwlch-glas Mine

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: Ceulanamaesmawr, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.47256° or 52° 28′ 21″ north

Longitude

-3.90071° or 3° 54′ 3″ west

Open location code

9C4RF3FX+2P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 391381979

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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