Cwm Eigiau Slate Quarry

Cwm Eigiau Slate Quarry is a ruins in Capel Curig, Conwy, Wales. Cwm Eigiau Slate Quarry is situated nearby to Disused reservoir for the quarry workings, as well as near the peak Pen yr Helgi Du.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pen yr Helgi Du and Carnedd Llewelyn.

Pen yr Helgi Du

Peak

Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.

Pen yr Helgi Du is a mountain peak in the eastern part of the Carneddau in Snowdonia, North Wales. It lies on the south-eastern flanks of Carnedd Llewelyn, and is linked to Carnedd Llewelyn over the col of Bwlch Eryl Farchog, a knife-edge ridge over the cliffs of Craig Yr Ysfa.

Carnedd Llewelyn

Peak

Photo: Sowen, Copyrighted free use.

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.

Ffynnon Llugwy

Reservoir

Photo: Simon Gwyn Roberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ffynnon Llugwy is a lake in the Carneddau range of mountains in Snowdonia, North Wales. It lies at a height of about 1,786 feet and covers an area of some 40 acres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cwm Idwal and Llanrhychwyn.

Cwm Idwal

Locality

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Cwm Idwal is a cirque in the Glyderau range of mountains in northern Snowdonia, the national park in the mountainous region of North Wales. Its main interest is to hill walkers and rock climbers, but it is also of interest to geologists and naturalists, given its combination of altitude, aspect and terrain. Cwm Idwal is situated 4½ miles southwest of Cwm Eigiau Slate Quarry.

Llanrhychwyn

Village

Photo: Terry Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llanrhychwyn is a hamlet in Conwy county borough, Wales. It lies in the Conwy valley, less than a mile south of Trefriw, and a mile north-west of Llanrwst. Llanrhychwyn is situated 5 miles east of Cwm Eigiau Slate Quarry.

Trefriw

Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Cwm Eigiau Slate Quarry

Type: Ruins
Category: building
Location: Capel Curig, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.1537° or 53° 9′ 13″ north

Longitude

-3.9445° or 3° 56′ 40″ west

Open location code

9C5R5334+F5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 787066696

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

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