Bwlch y Groes Slate Quarry

Bwlch y Groes Slate Quarry is a quarry in Waunfawr, Gwynedd, Wales. Bwlch y Groes Slate Quarry is situated nearby to the quarry Chwarel Donen Las, as well as near Brynmawr.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dolbadarn Castle and Glynrhonwy Slate Quarry.

Dolbadarn Castle

Castle

Photo: Wikimedia, OGL.

Dolbadarn Castle is a fortification built by the Welsh prince Llywelyn the Great during the early 13th century, at the base of the Llanberis Pass, in northern Wales. Dolbadarn Castle is situated 2 miles east of Bwlch y Groes Slate Quarry.

Glynrhonwy Slate Quarry

Quarry

Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Glynrhonwy quarries were two adjacent quarries in the Glynrhonwy area, north-west of Llanberis, in Carnarvonshire, Wales. They were: The quarries operated internal railways of 2 ft gauge and were served by Glynrhonwy Siding off the LNWR's Caernarfon to Llanberis branch. Glynrhonwy Slate Quarry is situated 1 mile northeast of Bwlch y Groes Slate Quarry.

Moel Eilio

Peak

Photo: Velela, Public domain.

Moel Eilio is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, that is situated approximately 3 miles north-west of Snowdon itself. It has two subsidiary tops, Foel Gron and Foel Goch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanberis and Waunfawr.

Llanberis

Photo: Hefin Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llanberis is a village, community and electoral division in Gwynedd, northwest Wales, on the southern shore of Llyn Padarn and at the foot of Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales.

Waunfawr

Village

Photo: Ian Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Waunfawr is a village and community, 4 miles southeast of Caernarfon, in Gwynedd, Wales. It is located near Snowdonia. Waunfawr is situated 2 miles west of Bwlch y Groes Slate Quarry.

Cwm-y-glo

Village

Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cwm-y-glo is a small village in Wales, 4+1⁄2 miles east of Caernarfon, between Llanberis and Llanrug. It is in the Dwyfor Meirionnydd UK constituency, the community of Llanrug, and the Gwynedd Council electoral ward. Cwm-y-glo is situated 1½ miles north of Bwlch y Groes Slate Quarry.

Bwlch y Groes Slate Quarry

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: Waunfawr, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.11583° or 53° 6′ 57″ north

Longitude

-4.15958° or 4° 9′ 35″ west

Open location code

9C5Q4R8R+85

OpenStreetMap ID

way 476972580

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chwarel Donen Las and Brynmawr.

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