Braich-y-rhiw Quarry
Braich-y-rhiw Quarry is a quarry in Bryn-Crug, Gwynedd, Wales. Braich-y-rhiw Quarry is situated nearby to the archaeological site Castell Cynfal, as well as near Bronbiban Slate Quarry.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rhydyronen railway station and Brynglas railway station.
Rhydyronen railway station
Railway station
Photo: alan fairweather, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhydyronen railway station is a request stop on the Talyllyn Railway, near Tywyn, Gwynedd in mid-Wales. It was built in 1867 to serve local farms, and the village of Bryn-crug. The name 'Rhyd-yr-onen' means 'Ford of the ash tree'. Rhydyronen railway station is situated 3,600 feet northwest of Braich-y-rhiw Quarry.
Brynglas railway station
Railway station
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Brynglas railway station is a request stop on the Talyllyn Railway, serving the hamlet of Pandy near Bryn-crug, in Gwynedd, Mid-Wales. It is 3.17 miles from Tywyn Wharf. Brynglas railway station is situated 1¼ miles north of Braich-y-rhiw Quarry.
Pendre railway station
Railway station
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pendre railway station is a station on the Talyllyn Railway in Tywyn, Gwynedd in mid-Wales. It is 0.42 miles from Tywyn Wharf, which is the primary station and western terminus of the railway. Pendre railway station is situated 2 miles west of Braich-y-rhiw Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bryncrug and Tywyn.
Bryncrug
Village
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
Bryncrug, sometimes spelt Bryn-crug, is a village and community in Gwynedd, Wales. Afon Fathew flows through the village and into the River Dysynni. The village is situated to the north east of the town of Tywyn, at the junction of the A493 and B4405 roads.
Tywyn
Tywyn is a town of 3,300 people and seaside resort in Gwynedd, Wales. Tywyn sits on the Cardigan Bay shoreline of Mid Wales and is surrounded by the green valleys and hills of Bro Dysynni, which form the south-western corner of the Snowdonia National Park.
Abertrinant
Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abertrinant is a small settlement in Gwynedd, Wales. It is 7 kilometres northeast of the town of Tywyn. Abertrinant is situated 2½ miles north of Braich-y-rhiw Quarry.
Braich-y-rhiw Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Bryn-Crug, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.59264° or 52° 35′ 34″ northLongitude
-4.0354° or 4° 2′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C4QHXV7+3ROpenStreetMap ID
way 817547714OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Braich-y-rhiw Quarry” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Chwarel Braich-y-rhiw”
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Highlights include Castell Cynfal and Bronbiban Slate Quarry.
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