Chwarel Cae’r-banciau
Chwarel Cae’r-banciau is a quarry in Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales. Chwarel Cae’r-banciau is situated nearby to Chwarel Ffridd-glyn Slate Quarry, as well as near the peak Dinas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glynrhonwy quarries and Cei Llydan railway station.
Glynrhonwy quarries
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 quarries is situated 2,000 feet north of Chwarel Cae’r-banciau.
Cei Llydan railway station
Railway station
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Cei Llydan is an intermediate railway station on the Llanberis Lake Railway, located in Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales. Most of the LLR was laid around 1970 on part of the trackbed of the closed and lifted Padarn Railway. Cei Llydan railway station is situated 1 mile northeast of Chwarel Cae’r-banciau.
St.Padarn Church
Church
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Saint Padarn's Church, Llanberis is a parish church of the Church in Wales in Llanberis. St.Padarn Church is situated 1 mile east of Chwarel Cae’r-banciau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cwm-y-glo and Dinorwig.
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 Arfon Parliamentary constituency, the community of Llanrug, and the Gwynedd Council electoral ward. Cwm-y-glo is situated 1½ miles northwest of Chwarel Cae’r-banciau.
Dinorwig
Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dinorwig, historically spelled as Dinorwic in English, is a village located high above Llyn Padarn, near Llanberis, in Wales. The name is shared with the fort of Dinas Dinorwig, also within the community of Llanddeiniolen, on a foothill 6 kilometres from Dinorwig village and 3 kilometres from the Menai Strait and also with Port Dinorwic, the anglicised name of Y Felinheli. Dinorwig is situated 1½ miles northeast of Chwarel Cae’r-banciau.
Brynrefail
Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brynrefail is a small village in Gwynedd, Wales. The village is in the Arfon and the Gwynedd Council Ward of Penisa'r Waun. It is close to the northern shore of Llyn Padarn lake. Brynrefail is situated 2 miles north of Chwarel Cae’r-banciau.
Chwarel Cae’r-banciau
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Llanberis, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.11915° or 53° 7′ 9″ northLongitude
-4.14568° or 4° 8′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C5Q4V93+MPOpenStreetMap ID
way 476989248OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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