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Submitted by TAlanJones on Thursday, 24 February 2022 Page Views: 383
Natural PlacesSite Name: Pen Mawr Afon Du BachCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.928 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Gwynedd Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Blaenau Ffestiniog Nearest Village: Llan Ffestiniog
Map Ref: SH71144543
Latitude: 52.990657N Longitude: 3.921197W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Gwynedd
Situated on an elevated position, and seemingly teetering above the old miners track that leads from Manod Rd, Bethania, Blaenau Ffestiniog to the disussed quarry above Llyn Dwr Oer, this huge rock certainly stands out. Approaching from the south west it resembles the profile of a human face glancing towards the Manod Bach mountain. It is also close to Afon Du Bach that cascades down towards Bethania over the waterfall above the old mill.
The stone may be an erratic or a tumble from the quarry above? However, it appears quite frequently on local social media sites and I believe it deserves a marker.
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