Llyn Eigiau Dam
Llyn Eigiau Dam is a dam in Caerhun, Conwy, Wales. Llyn Eigiau Dam is situated nearby to the ruins Site of the Eigiau Dam Breach 1925, as well as near the peak Craig Ffynnon.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Llyn Eigiau and Llyn Melynllyn.
Llyn Eigiau
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Llyn Eigiau is a lake on the edge of the Carneddau range of mountains in Snowdonia, Conwy, Wales. The name Eigiau is thought to refer to the shoals of fish which once lived here. Llyn Eigiau is situated 970 feet west of Llyn Eigiau Dam.
Llyn Melynllyn
Reservoir
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Llyn Melynllyn is a lake within the Carneddau range of mountains in Snowdonia, North Wales. It lies at a height of just over 2,000 feet, and has an area of some 18.5 acres.
Carnedd Llewelyn
Peak
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Carnedd Llewelyn, also spelled Carnedd Llywelyn, is a mountain massif in the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, north-west Wales. It is the highest point of the Carneddau at 1,064 metres and the second-highest peak by relative height in Wales, 49th in the British Isles and lies on the border between Gwynedd and Conwy. Carnedd Llewelyn is situated 2½ miles west of Llyn Eigiau Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tal-y-bont and Llanbedr-y-Cennin.
Tal-y-bont
Village
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Tal-y-Bont is a small village in Conwy County Borough, Wales and lies in the Conwy Valley, west of the River Conwy, on the B5106 road, 6 mi from the town of Conwy to the north, and six miles from Llanrwst to the south, and in the community of Caerhun. Tal-y-bont is situated 3½ miles northeast of Llyn Eigiau Dam.
Llanbedr-y-Cennin
Village
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Llanbedr-y-Cennin is a small village in Conwy county borough, Wales, in the community of Caerhun. It lies in the foothills on the western side of the Conwy valley, in Wales. Llanbedr-y-Cennin is situated 3½ miles northeast of Llyn Eigiau Dam.
Trefriw
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Trefriw is a village near Llanrwst in the Conwy Valley in north Wales. Most of the village lies within the Snowdonia National Park, the boundary running down the main street of the village.
Llyn Eigiau Dam
- Type: Dam
- Location: Caerhun, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.16804° or 53° 10′ 5″ northLongitude
-3.91204° or 3° 54′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C5R539Q+65OpenStreetMap ID
way 604059828OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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