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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pen Mawr Afon Du Bach - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Wales in Gwynedd

Submitted by TAlanJones on Thursday, 24 February 2022  Page Views: 383

Natural PlacesSite Name: Pen Mawr Afon Du Bach
Country: 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:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Pen Mawr Afon Du Bach
Pen Mawr Afon Du Bach submitted by TAlanJones : The big giant head 😁 (Vote or comment on this photo)
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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Pen Mawr Afon Du Bach
Pen Mawr Afon Du Bach submitted by TAlanJones : Monarch of the Cwm. Being observed above Afon Du Bach. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SH7145 : Disused incline above Bethania, Blaenau Ffestiniog by Colin Park
by Colin Park
©2023(licence)
SH7145 : A Moai statue at the base of No3 pitch of the Graig Ddu inclined plane? by Eric Jones
by Eric Jones
©2007(licence)
SH7145 : The final upward section of the No2 inclined plane by Eric Jones
by Eric Jones
©2007(licence)
SH7145 : The top of the No 2 pitch by Eric Jones
by Eric Jones
©2007(licence)
SH7145 : Boulder field adjoining the top of the No2 incline pitch by Eric Jones
by Eric Jones
©2007(licence)

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