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 peak Cnicht North Top.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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Croesor and Tanygrisiau.
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.
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 2½ miles east of Cnicht Slate Mine.
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.
Cnicht Slate Mine
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Llanfrothen, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.99748° or 52° 59′ 51″ northLongitude
-4.02038° or 4° 1′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C4QXXWH+XROpenStreetMap ID
way 460241254OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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