Moel Tryfan Slate Quarry
Moel Tryfan Slate Quarry is a quarry in Betws Garmon, Gwynedd, Wales. Moel Tryfan Slate Quarry is situated nearby to Bryn-derwen Slate Quarry, as well as near Braich Slate Quarry.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moel Tryfan and Llyn Ffynhonnau.
Moel Tryfan
Peak
Moel Tryfan is a small mountain near the villages of Rhosgadfan, Y Fron and Betws Garmon, in northern Gwynedd. The higher and more famous peak of Tryfan above Dyffryn Ogwen has also sometimes been referred to as "Moel Tryfan" in the past.
Llyn Nantlle Uchaf
Lake
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Nantlle Uchaf is situated 2 miles south of Moel Tryfan Slate Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Y Fron and Rhosgadfan.
Y Fron
Village
Photo: Chris Andrews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Y Fron, also known locally as Cesarea, after the chapel, is a country village on the south-west side of Moel Tryfan, overlooking the Nantlle Valley, in North Wales, near Rhosgadfan and Carmel, on the tail of Mynydd Mawr, with epic views of Trum Y Ddysgl and Craig Cwm Silyn.
Rhosgadfan
Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhosgadfan is a Welsh village in the county of Gwynedd, formerly part of the historic county of Caernarfonshire, and within the community of Llanwnda. It is notable as the birthplace of Kate Roberts, one of the greatest Welsh-language writers of the 20th century; her childhood home is now a museum.
Carmel
Village
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carmel is a small village near Y Fron in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. The village is built up mainly of Victorian homes, with a more modern area. The village contains a number of chapels, which are gradually closing down and some being converted into homes.
Moel Tryfan Slate Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Betws Garmon, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.0794° or 53° 4′ 46″ northLongitude
-4.22189° or 4° 13′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C5Q3QHH+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
way 476397748OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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