Glynrhonwy quarries
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.Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Quarry
- Description: two adjacent former slate quarries in Carnarvonshire, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Glyn-rhonwy Quarries”, “Glyn-Rhonwy Quarries”, “Glyn-rhonwy Slate Quarry”, “Glynrhonwy Quarries”, and “Glynrhonwy Slate Quarry”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cei Llydan railway station and Penllyn railway station.
Cei Llydan railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 3,700 feet northeast of Glynrhonwy quarries.
Penllyn railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penllyn railway station is the northern terminus of the Llanberis Lake Railway, located near Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales. The station has no platform, but passengers are allowed to alight. Penllyn railway station is situated 1 mile north of Glynrhonwy quarries.
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 southeast of Glynrhonwy quarries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brynrefail and Cwm-y-glo.
Brynrefail
Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brynrefail is a small village in Gwynedd, Wales. The village is in the Dwyfor Meirionnydd UK constituency and the Gwynedd Council Ward of Penisa'r Waun.
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.
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 Glynrhonwy quarries.
Glynrhonwy quarries
- Categories: slate quarry and industry
- Location: Llanberis, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.12462° or 53° 7′ 29″ northLongitude
-4.14554° or 4° 8′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C5Q4VF3+RQOpenStreetMap ID
way 477170007OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryWikidata ID
Q28455442
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In Other Languages
“Glynrhonwy quarries” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Chwarel Glyn-rhonwy”
- Welsh: “Chwarel Glyn-Rhonwy”
- Welsh: “Chwarel Glynrhonwy”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chwarel Ffridd-glyn Slate Quarry and Cook and Ddol Slate Quarries.
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