South Snowdon Slate Quarry
South Snowdon Slate Quarry is a quarry in Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales. South Snowdon Slate Quarry is situated nearby to the ruins Drumhouse, as well as near the peak Craig-Ddu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Snowdon and Y Lliwedd.
Snowdon
Peak
Photo: Gdr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Snowdon, or Yr Wyddfa, is a mountain in Snowdonia in North Wales. It has an elevation of 1,085 metres above sea level, which makes it both the highest mountain in Wales and the highest in the British Isles south of the Scottish Highlands.
Y Lliwedd
Peak
Photo: Soloist, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Y Lliwedd is a mountain, connected to Snowdon in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales. Its summit lies 898 metres above sea level. The eastern flanks are steep cliffs rising above Glaslyn and Llyn Llydaw.
Yr Aran
Peak
Photo: Geraint Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yr Aran is a mountain peak on a ridge radiating south from Snowdon, Wales' highest mountain, with views of the summit of Snowdon, Moel Hebog and the Nantlle Ridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhyd Ddu and Nant Peris.
Rhyd Ddu
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 between Beddgelert and Caernarfon, 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.
Nant Peris
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nant Peris is a village, which is situated 3½ miles north of South Snowdon Slate Quarry.
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 4 miles south of South Snowdon Slate Quarry.
South Snowdon Slate Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Beddgelert, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.05333° or 53° 3′ 12″ northLongitude
-4.07129° or 4° 4′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C5Q3W3H+8FOpenStreetMap ID
way 439248044OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Highlights include South Snowdon Slate Quarry and Drumhouse.
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