Braich-y-rhiw Quarry

Braich-y-rhiw Quarry is a quarry in , , . Braich-y-rhiw Quarry is situated nearby to the archaeological site , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rhydyronen railway station and Tynllwynhen Halt railway station.

Railway station
Photo: alan fairweather, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a request stop on the Talyllyn Railway, near , in mid-. It was built in 1867 to serve local farms, and the village of . The name 'Rhyd-yr-onen' means 'Ford of the ash tree'. is situated 3,600 feet northwest of Braich-y-rhiw Quarry.

Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
This is a list of the stations and halts on the Talyllyn Railway, a 2 ft 3 in narrow gauge preserved railway line running for 7.25 miles from on the Mid-Wales coast to near the village of . is situated 4,000 feet north of Braich-y-rhiw Quarry.

Railway station
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
This is a list of the stations and halts on the Talyllyn Railway, a 2 ft 3 in narrow gauge preserved railway line running for 7.25 miles from on the Mid-Wales coast to near the village of . is situated 1 mile northwest of Braich-y-rhiw Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bryncrug and Tywyn.

Village
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
, sometimes spelt Bryn-crug, is a village and community in , Wales. Afon Fathew flows through the village and into the . The village is situated to the north east of the town of , at the junction of the A493 and B4405 roads.

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is a town of 3,300 people and seaside resort in , Wales. 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 .

Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small settlement in , Wales. It is 7 kilometres northeast of the town of . is situated 2½ miles north of Braich-y-rhiw Quarry.

Braich-y-rhiw Quarry

Latitude
52.59264° or 52° 35′ 34″ north
Longitude
-4.0354° or 4° 2′ 7″ west
Open location code
9C4QHXV7+3R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 817547714
Open­Street­Map 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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