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, 6 kilometres SE of Caernarfon, near the Snowdonia National Park, Gwynedd, in Wales.
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. 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 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.
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″ northLongitude
-4.17588° or 4° 10′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C5Q3RXF+9JOpenStreetMap ID
way 477026454OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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