Cnicht Slate Mine
Cnicht Slate Mine is a quarry in Llanfrothen, Gwynedd, Wales. Cnicht Slate Mine is situated nearby to the power station Kellow Turbine House, as well as near the mountain saddle Bwlch y Battel.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cnicht and Cnicht North Top.
Cnicht
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Cnicht is a mountain in Snowdonia which forms part of the Moelwynion mountain range.
Cnicht North Top
Peak
Photo: Dewi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cnicht North Top is a top of Cnicht in Snowdonia, which forms part of the Moelwynion mountain range. It is one of the Nuttalls, a list of 443 hills in England and Wales over 2,000 ft with a relative height of at least 49 ft.
Yr Arddu
Peak
Photo: Velela, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yr Arddu is a mountain summit found in the Moelwynion in Snowdonia; grid reference SH673507. The height of the summit above sea level is 589 meters. The height was measured and confirmed on March 10, 2007. This summit should not be confused with Yr Arddu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Croesor and Rhyd.
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.
Rhyd
Hamlet
Photo: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhyd is a hamlet in the Welsh County of Gwynedd, located on the B4410 road, halfway between Maentwrog and Llanfrothen. Situated on an elevated site within the Snowdonia National Park, the village has views of the Moelwyns, notably Moelwyn Bach. Rhyd is situated 2½ miles south of Cnicht Slate Mine.
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 2½ miles west of Cnicht Slate Mine.
Cnicht Slate Mine
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Llanfrothen, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.99487° or 52° 59′ 42″ northLongitude
-4.02467° or 4° 1′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C4QXXVG+W4OpenStreetMap ID
way 460241243OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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