Tan-yr-Allt Slate Quarry

Tan-yr-Allt Slate Quarry is a quarry in Llanllyfni, Gwynedd, Wales. Tan-yr-Allt Slate Quarry is situated nearby to Singrig Slate Quarry, as well as near Twll Coed Slate Quarry.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dorothea quarry and Llyn Nantlle Uchaf.

Dorothea quarry

Quarry

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Dorothea quarry is a disused slate quarry in the Nantlle Valley area in North Wales. It covers a large area near the village of Talysarn and contains three flooded deep lakes. Dorothea quarry is situated 3,900 feet northeast of Tan-yr-Allt Slate Quarry.

Llyn Nantlle Uchaf

Lake

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Llyn Nantlle Uchaf is a lake in the Nantlle Valley, Gwynedd, Wales. The lake forms the foreground in Richard Wilson's painting "Snowdon from Llyn Nantlle". Llyn Nantlle Isaf no longer exists as it was drained to protect the slate works.

Llyn Cwm Dulyn

Reservoir

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Llyn Cwm Dulyn is a reservoir, which is situated 1½ miles south of Tan-yr-Allt Slate Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Talysarn and Nantlle.

Talysarn

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Tal-y-sarn is a village in the slate quarrying Nantlle Valley in Gwynedd, Wales, next to Penygroes. It is part of the community of Llanllyfni and includes some of Llandwrog.

Nantlle

Village

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Nantlle is a small village in the slate quarrying Nantlle Valley in Gwynedd, Wales. It lies on the north shore of Llyn Nantlle Uchaf and is part of the community of Llanllyfni. The population was 228 in 2011 with 42% born in England.