Garreg-Fawr Ironstone Mine

Garreg-Fawr Ironstone Mine is a quarry in Betws Garmon, Gwynedd, Wales. Garreg-Fawr Ironstone Mine is situated nearby to the quarry Garreg-Fawr Trial, as well as near Ystrad Silurian Ironstone Mine.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Moel Eilio and St Garmon’s Church.

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.

St Garmon’s Church

Church

Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Garmon’s Church is situated 2,900 feet west of Garreg-Fawr Ironstone Mine.

Plas-y-Nant railway station

Railway station

Photo: Velela, Public domain.

Plas-y-Nant is an unstaffed halt on the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway. Plas-y-Nant railway station is situated 1 mile south of Garreg-Fawr Ironstone Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waunfawr and Rhosgadfan.

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.

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. Rhosgadfan is situated 2½ miles west of Garreg-Fawr Ironstone Mine.

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.

Garreg-Fawr Ironstone Mine

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

53.09849° or 53° 5′ 55″ north

Longitude

-4.17588° or 4° 10′ 33″ west

Open location code

9C5Q3RXF+9J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 477026454

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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Highlights include Garreg-Fawr Trial and Garreg-Fawr Trial.

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