Bontddu,

Dolgellau Dolgellau () is a town and 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 county of Merionethshire ( cy, Meirionnydd, Sir Feirionnydd) un ...

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, and C ...

, Wales is a small settlement east of

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, in the

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Llanelltyd Llanelltyd ( cy, Llanelltyd) is a small village and community in Gwynedd, to the northwest of Dolgellau. The community population taken at the 2011 Census was 514, 57.4% of which speak Welsh. It is home to the 12th-century Cymer Abbey, a grade ...

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

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along the

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to the East of

Borthwnog Borthwnog is a family name given to the Borthwnog estate in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. Borthwnog Hall was the Manor House of the estate which encompassed the adjacent Borth farm and lands up the Taichynhaeaf valley and Bontddu. The earliest recor ...

. Directly behind us walk up into the

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(Garth Gell) reserve and on up toward

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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 layer ...

. Bear left from the latter path and double back behind the village of Bontddu and join the old drovers track across to

Pont Scethin The Afon Ysgethin is a short river in Gwynedd, Wales. Flowing entirely within Snowdonia National Park it rises beneath the peaks of Y Llethr and Diffwys within the Rhinogs mountain range and runs in a generally ESE direction towards Cardigan B ...

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

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