Ffridd-y-Bwlch Slate Mine
Ffridd-y-Bwlch Slate Mine is a quarry in Dolwyddelan, Conwy, Wales. Ffridd-y-Bwlch Slate Mine is situated nearby to the peak Cribau, as well as near Moel Dyrnogydd.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Llechwedd Slate Caverns and Llynnau Barlwyd.
Llechwedd Slate Caverns
Museum
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Llechwedd is a visitor attraction near Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. It details the history of slate quarrying in the town and specifically the Llechwedd quarry in which it is located. Llechwedd Slate Caverns is situated 3,900 feet south of Ffridd-y-Bwlch Slate Mine.
Llynnau Barlwyd
Reservoir
Photo: Vivien and Geoff Crowder, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llynnau Barlwyd is a reservoir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blaenau Ffestiniog and Tanygrisiau.
Blaenau Ffestiniog
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Blaenau Ffestiniog is a small town in the Snowdonia Mountains in Wales. Blaenau Ffestiniog is a former slate-mining village and consists of one main road with all the others leading off it. Many visitors come to ride the historic narrow-gauge railway.
Tanygrisiau
Village
Photo: Ross Burgess, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tanygrisiau is a village and area within Blaenau Ffestiniog in the upper end of the Vale of Ffestiniog in the county of Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It can be found along the southern side of the Moelwyn mountain range and dates to around 1750. Tanygrisiau is situated 2 miles south of Ffridd-y-Bwlch Slate Mine.
Manod
Village
Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Manod is a village, which is situated 2 miles south of Ffridd-y-Bwlch Slate Mine.
Ffridd-y-Bwlch Slate Mine
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Dolwyddelan, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.0154° or 53° 0′ 56″ northLongitude
-3.93839° or 3° 56′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C5R2386+5JOpenStreetMap ID
way 459227171OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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