Cwm Cynfal quarry

Cwm Cynfal quarry is a quarry in Bryn-Crug, Gwynedd, Wales. Cwm Cynfal quarry is situated nearby to the peak Graig Fach-goch, as well as near the archaeological site Castell Cynfal.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rhydyronen railway station and Cynfal Halt railway station.

Rhydyronen railway station

Railway station

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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 3,700 feet north of Cwm Cynfal quarry.

Cynfal Halt railway station

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 Tywyn on the Mid-Wales coast to Nant Gwernol near the village of Abergynolwyn. Cynfal Halt railway station is situated 3,300 feet north of Cwm Cynfal quarry.

Fach Goch Halt railway station

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 Tywyn on the Mid-Wales coast to Nant Gwernol near the village of Abergynolwyn. Fach Goch Halt railway station is situated 3,500 feet northwest of Cwm Cynfal 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

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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.

Llanegryn

Hamlet

Photo: Hefin Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llanegryn is a village and a community in Gwynedd, North West Wales. It was formerly part of the historic county of Merionethshire. It is located within Snowdonia national park, south of the mountain range of the same name. Llanegryn is situated 3 miles north of Cwm Cynfal quarry.

Cwm Cynfal quarry

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: Bryn-Crug, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.58967° or 52° 35′ 23″ north

Longitude

-4.04739° or 4° 2′ 51″ west

Open location code

9C4QHXQ3+V2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 817547717

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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In Other Languages

“Cwm Cynfal quarry” goes by many names.

Welsh: “Chwarel Cwm Cynfal”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cwm Cynfal quarry and Graig Fach-goch.

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