Trawsfynydd Substation
Trawsfynydd Substation is an electrical substation in Maentwrog, Gwynedd, Wales. Trawsfynydd Substation is situated nearby to Trawsfynydd nuclear power station, as well as near the peak Craig Gyfynys.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Trawsfynydd nuclear power station and Tomen y Mur.
Trawsfynydd nuclear power station
Photo: William M. Connolley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Trawsfynydd nuclear power station is a former Magnox nuclear power station situated in Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales. The plant, which became operational in 1965, was the only nuclear power station in the UK to be built inland, with cooling water that was taken from the artificial Llyn Trawsfynydd reservoir which also supplies the hydro-electric Maentwrog power station. Trawsfynydd nuclear power station is situated 890 feet southwest of Trawsfynydd Substation.
Tomen y Mur
Archaeological site
Photo: Maxentius2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tomen y Mur is a Roman fort in Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales, dating to the first century AD. The fortification, which lies on the slope of an isolated spur northeast of Llyn Trawsfynydd, was constructed during the North Wales campaigns of governor Gnaeus Julius Agricola in AD 78. Tomen y Mur is situated 1 mile east of Trawsfynydd Substation.
Coed y Rhygen National Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Coed y Rhygen National Nature Reserve is located on the western shore of Llyn Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd, North Wales. As an example of Atlantic Rainforest, it is very wet and there are many different examples of mosses and liverworts that cover the ground and the trees.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gellilydan and Trawsfynydd.
Gellilydan
Village
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gellilydan is a village in the Welsh county of Gwynedd, in Maentwrog community. It lies 4 miles south-south-east of Blaenau Ffestiniog and 1.2 miles north of Llyn Trawsfynydd and the disused Trawsfynydd nuclear power station.
Trawsfynydd
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trawsfynydd is a linear village in Gwynedd, Wales, near Llyn Trawsfynydd reservoir, and adjacent to the A470 north of Bronaber and Dolgellau and 10 km south of Blaenau Ffestiniog. Trawsfynydd is situated 2 miles southeast of Trawsfynydd Substation.
Llan Ffestiniog
Village
Photo: Barry Hunter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llan Ffestiniog, also known as Ffestiniog or simply Llan, is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, about 2 miles south of Blaenau Ffestiniog. Llan Ffestiniog is the older of the two communities, with its church and other buildings predating most of Blaenau Ffestiniog. Llan Ffestiniog is situated 2½ miles north of Trawsfynydd Substation.
Trawsfynydd Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Maentwrog, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.9271° or 52° 55′ 38″ northLongitude
-3.94676° or 3° 56′ 48″ westOperator
National GridOpen location code
9C4RW3G3+R7OpenStreetMap ID
way 89573357
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