Lyn yr Oerfel
Lyn yr Oerfel is in Maentwrog, Gwynedd, Wales. Lyn yr Oerfel is situated nearby to the archaeological site Medieval Settlement, as well as near Tomen y Mur amphitheatre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tomen y Mur and Braich-Ddu quarry.
Tomen y Mur
Archaeological site
Photo: Maxentius2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tomen y Mur is a First Century AD Roman fort in Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales. The fortification, which lies on the slope of an isolated spur northeast of Llyn Trawsfynydd, was constructed during the North Wales campaigns of governor Gnaeus Julius Agricola in AD 78. Tomen y Mur is situated 2,500 feet southwest of Lyn yr Oerfel.
Braich-Ddu quarry
Quarry
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Braich-Ddu quarry is situated 2,600 feet southeast of Lyn yr Oerfel.
Rhaeadr Cynfal
Waterfall
Photo: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhaeadr Cynfal is a waterfall, which is situated 1½ miles north of Lyn yr Oerfel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gellilydan and Llan Ffestiniog.
Gellilydan
Village
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gellilydan is a village in the Welsh county of Gwynedd, in Maentwrog community. It lies 4 miles south-south-east of Blaenau Ffestiniog and 1.2 miles north of Llyn Trawsfynydd and the disused Trawsfynydd nuclear power station. Gellilydan is situated 2 miles west of Lyn yr Oerfel.
Llan Ffestiniog
Village
Photo: Dewi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llan Ffestiniog, also known as Ffestiniog or simply Llan, is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, about 2 miles south of Blaenau Ffestiniog. Llan Ffestiniog is the older of the two communities, with its church and other buildings predating most of Blaenau Ffestiniog. Llan Ffestiniog is situated 2 miles north of Lyn yr Oerfel.
Trawsfynydd
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trawsfynydd is a linear village in Gwynedd, Wales, near Llyn Trawsfynydd reservoir, and adjacent to the A470 north of Bronaber and Dolgellau and 10 km south of Blaenau Ffestiniog. Trawsfynydd is situated 2 miles south of Lyn yr Oerfel.
Lyn yr Oerfel
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Maentwrog, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.93226° or 52° 55′ 56″ northLongitude
-3.91676° or 3° 55′ 0″ westOpen location code
9C4RW3JM+W7OpenStreetMap ID
way 4684879OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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