Chwarel Bwlch-y-groes
Chwarel Bwlch-y-groes is a quarry in Waunfawr, Gwynedd, Wales. Chwarel Bwlch-y-groes is situated nearby to the quarry Twll Coch, as well as near Chwarel Cae’r-banciau.| 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 2,800 feet north of Chwarel Bwlch-y-groes.
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 1¼ miles northeast of Chwarel Bwlch-y-groes.
St.Padarn Church
Church
Photo: Meirion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Bwlch-y-groes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanberis and Cwm-y-glo.
Llanberis
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Llanberis is a village, community and electoral ward in Gwynedd, northwest Wales, on the southern bank of the lake Llyn Padarn and at the foot of Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales.
Cwm-y-glo
Village
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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 north of Chwarel Bwlch-y-groes.
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 Bwlch-y-groes.
Chwarel Bwlch-y-groes
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Waunfawr, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.11745° or 53° 7′ 3″ northLongitude
-4.15046° or 4° 9′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C5Q4R8X+XROpenStreetMap ID
way 477016853OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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