Llyn y Gadair

Llyn y Gadair is a lake in , , . Llyn y Gadair is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake near Rhyd Ddu, Gwynedd, Wales
  • Also known as: “Llyn y Gader”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mynydd Drws-y-Coed and Y Garn.

Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
is a peak on the Nantlle Ridge in , north . It is located at the easterly end of the ridge, and is a subsidiary summit of .

Peak
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a top of in , north and is the easterly end of the Nantlle Ridge. It has steep north-facing cliffs, the summit area being the highest point on a broad rocky plateau.

Railway station
Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rhyd Ddu is a station on the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway, which was built in 1881 as the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways Moel Tryfan Undertaking to carry dressed slate to on the LNWR.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rhyd Ddu and Beddgelert.

Photo: RICHARD OUTRAM, CC BY 2.0.
is a small village in , which is a starting point for walks up , , and the Nantlle Ridge. It lies on the A4085 4 miles north of , at its junction with the B4418 to and . is one of the stops on the Welsh Highland Railway between Caernarfon and .

Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 3.0.
is a picturesque village in , renowned for the grave of Prince Llywelyn's dog Gelert.

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

Llyn y Gadair

Latitude
53.0471° or 53° 2′ 50″ north
Longitude
-4.1364° or 4° 8′ 11″ west
Open location code
9C5Q2VW7+RC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4805776
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Wiki­data ID
Q13129776
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Satellite Map

Discover Llyn y Gadair from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Llyn y Gadair” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Llyn y Gadair”
  • Arabic: “Llyn y Gadair”
  • Dutch: “Llyn y Gadair”
  • French: “Llyn y Gadair”
  • Irish: “Llyn y Gadair”
  • Spanish: “Llyn y Gadair”
  • Twi: “Llyn y Gadair”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Cadair yr Aur Frychin”
  • Welsh: “Llyn y Gadair, Rhyd Ddu”
  • Welsh: “Llyn y Gadair”
  • Welsh: “Llyn y Gader”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Llyn y Gader Slate Quarry and Gader-wylt Slate Quarry.

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