Bontddu,
Dolgellau
Dolgellau () is a town and Community (Wales), community in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, lying on the River Wnion, a tributary of the River Mawddach. It was the traditional county town of the Historic counties of Wales, historic county of Merionet ...
,
Gwynedd
Gwynedd (; ) is a county and preserved county (latter with differing boundaries; includes the Isle of Anglesey) in the north-west of Wales. It shares borders with Powys, Conwy County Borough, Denbighshire, Anglesey over the Menai Strait, an ...
, Wales is a small settlement east of
Barmouth
Barmouth ( cy, Abermaw (formal); ''Y Bermo'' (colloquial)) is a seaside town and community in the county of Gwynedd, northwestern Wales, lying on the estuary of the Afon Mawddach and Cardigan Bay. Located in the historic county of Merioneth ...
, in the
community
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of
Llanelltyd.
Description
Bontddu consists of a small collection of dwellings, a former chapel and a pub called The Halfway House. The settlement is notable as it is the location of
Clogau St David's gold mine that traditionally supplies gold for royal wedding rings.
Events
In 1997 the tanks at Bontddu petrol station leaked which caused a fireball and evacuation.
Tourism
Local tourism information describes a popular walk in the area of Bontddu:
:'follows the 100 metre
contour line
A contour line (also isoline, isopleth, or isarithm) of a function of two variables is a curve along which the function has a constant value, so that the curve joins points of equal value. It is a plane section of the three-dimensional gr ...
along the
estuary
An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environm ...
to the East of
Borthwnog. Directly behind us walk up into the
RSPB
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(Garth Gell) reserve and on up toward
Cwm Mynach and beyond to the wilds of the
Harlech Dome
The Harlech Dome is a geological dome in southern Snowdonia in north Wales. It extends approximately from Blaenau Ffestiniog in the north to Tywyn in the south, and includes Harlech, The Rhinogydd, Barmouth and Cadair Idris.
The geological la ...
. Bear left from the latter path and double back behind the village of Bontddu and join the old
drovers track across to
Pont Scethin which allegedly was the scene of many
highway robberies in the 17th century'.
References
External links
www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Bontddu and surrounding area*
Villages in Gwynedd
Llanelltyd
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