Coedmadog Slate Quarry

Coedmadog Slate Quarry is a quarry in Llanllyfni, Gwynedd, Wales. Coedmadog Slate Quarry is situated near the school Ysgol Gynradd Talysarn, as well as near South Dorothea Slate Quarry.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Dorothea quarry and Llyn Nantlle Uchaf.

Dorothea quarry

Quarry

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Dorothea quarry is a disused slate quarry in the Nantlle Valley area in North Wales. It covers a large area near the village of Talysarn and contains three flooded deep lakes. Dorothea quarry is situated 2,500 feet northeast of Coedmadog Slate Quarry.

Llyn Nantlle Uchaf

Lake

Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llyn Nantlle Uchaf is a lake in the Nantlle Valley, Gwynedd, Wales. The lake forms the foreground in Richard Wilson's painting "Snowdon from Llyn Nantlle". Llyn Nantlle Isaf no longer exists as it was drained to protect the slate works.

Ysgol Bro Lleu

School

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Ysgol Bro Lleu is a school, which is situated 1 mile west of Coedmadog Slate Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Talysarn and Nantlle.

Talysarn

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Tal-y-sarn is a village in the slate quarrying Nantlle Valley in Gwynedd, Wales, next to Penygroes. It is part of the community of Llanllyfni and includes some of Llandwrog.

Nantlle

Village

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Nantlle is a small village in the slate quarrying Nantlle Valley in Gwynedd, Wales. It lies on the north shore of Llyn Nantlle Uchaf and is part of the community of Llanllyfni. The population was 228 in 2011 with 42% born in England.

Pen-y-groes

Village

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Pen-y-groes is a village in Gwynedd, Wales. The village is located to the south of Caernarfon, and north of Porthmadog, by the A487 road. Pen-y-groes' population stands at 1,793 at the 2011 census, of which 88% are Welsh-speaking, making it one of the most predominantly Welsh-speaking areas of the country.

Coedmadog Slate Quarry

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

53.0528° or 53° 3′ 10″ north

Longitude

-4.2511° or 4° 15′ 4″ west

Open location code

9C5Q3P3X+4H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 477961961

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ysgol Gynradd Talysarn and South Dorothea Slate Quarry.

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Places to explore: Eifion Terrace and Brynderwen.

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