landscape images and photographs of north wales Cwmorthin and llyn ogwen Dolbadarn Castle and the snowdonia national park
landscape images and photographs of north wales Cwmorthin and llyn ogwen Dolbadarn Castle and the snowdonia national park |
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a beautiful selection of landscape photographs and landscape images cin the area of north Wales and snowdonia many of which feature the area of Cwmorthin. Cwmorthin is a substantial disused underground Slate Quarry situated in the hills above Blaenau Ffestiniog, North Wales. The mines history starts in the early years of the nineteenth century, with over 500 men employed at its peak extracting slate from deep below the ground. It is a fascinating area and there are many interesting features such as the old Cwmorthin barracks now in ruins. |
| Landscape photographs and images of wales and snowdon. Llyn cwmorthin is surrounded by old ruins from the mine works of the nineteenth century and the shell of Rhosydd Chapel remains standing. Llyn ogwen waterfall dramatic and beautiful | |
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 Cwmorthin Barracks cwmorthin barracks |
 Cwmorthin Ruins ruins of cwmorthin barracks |
 Cwmorthin Barracks llyn cwmorthin barracks |
| In the Nant Ffrancon Valley roughly four miles from the village of Bethesda is the lake of Llyn Ogwen. The River Ogwen flows out of the western end of Llyn Ogwen and passes under a rather peculiar bridge descends rapidly down a series of waterfalls and cataracts known as the Ogwen Falls or Rhaeadr Ogwen | ||
 Cwmorthin pictures of wales |
 Across Llyn Cwmorthin landscape images of wales |
 Old Bridge at Cwmorthin landscape pictures of wales |
| outstanding landscape photographs and landscape images of wales and snowdonia around llyn cwmorthin and Llyn ogwen and Rhaeadr Ogwen | ||
 Rhosydd Chapel Rhosydd Chapel |
 Blaenau Ffestiniog Railway the Blaenau Ffestiniog Railway wales |
 Water Fall at Cwmorthin landscape photographs of wales and snowdonia |
| excellent landscape images of north wales and areas of outstanding beauty in snowdon with the Blaenau Ffestiniog Railway and Dolbadarn Castle | ||
 Dolbadarn Castle Dolbadarn Castle |
 Ogwen Fall 's llyn ogwen water fall |
 Rhaeadr Ogwen landscape photographs Rhaeadr Ogwen |
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