Llyn Owen-y-ddol

Llyn Owen-y-ddol is in Llandygai, Gwynedd, Wales. Llyn Owen-y-ddol is situated nearby to Penrhyn Slate Quarry, as well as near the reservoir Llyn y Mynydd.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Penrhyn Slate Quarry and Carnedd y Filiast.

Penrhyn Slate Quarry

Quarry

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The Penrhyn quarry is a slate quarry located near Bethesda, North Wales. At the end of the nineteenth century it was the world's largest slate quarry; the main pit is nearly 1 mile long and 1,200 feet deep, and it was worked by nearly 3,000 quarrymen. Penrhyn Slate Quarry is situated 2,900 feet east of Llyn Owen-y-ddol.

Carnedd y Filiast

Peak

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Carnedd y Filiast is a mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, forming part of the Glyderau. It, along with its top Y Fronllwyd, forms the most northerly summit in the Glyderau.

Marchlyn Bach

Reservoir

Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Marchlyn Bach is a reservoir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mynydd Llandygai and Bethesda.

Mynydd Llandygai

Village

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Mynydd Llandygai is a small, partly forested hill in Gwynedd, North Wales. It forms the start of the Glyderau ridge. It is also the name of the quarry village at the base of the hill situated at the edge of Snowdonia National Park at grid reference SH603655.

Bethesda

Photo: Mike Hudson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bethesda is a town in Gwynedd, North Wales. It is often known locally as Pesda. The town lies at the foot of the Nant Francon pass, leading up the Ogwen valley into the heart of the Snowdonia mountains. It is ideal for walking Snowdonia.