
Looking across Llyn Elsi towards Moel Siabod
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Date
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26 May 2012
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Location
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Gwydyr Forest
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SH 78398 55533; 53.08311°N, 3.81694°W
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Information
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Llyn Elsi is a reservoir in the Gwydyr Forest about a mile to the south of the town of Betws-y-coed, to which it supplies water. The lake was dammed for this purpose in 1914.
Erected in
Commemoration
Of the opening of the
Bettwsycoed Water Works
By the Rt Hon The Earl of Ancaster
By whose generosity
The right was granted to the
Bettwsycoed U.D.C.
To a water supply from
Elsi Lake
June 18th 1914
— monument inscription
Llyn Elsi (Wikipedia)
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Llyn Elsi monument

Llyn Elsi

Llyn Elsi monument
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[...] Hafodlas Quarry, also variously known as Fodlas, Pentre Du and Betws-y-coed Quarry, opened in the 1850s, with operations coming to an end in 1929. Both slates and slabs were produced at the site and the large 1860s slab mill was water powered: initially by waterwheels, and later by turbines fed with water from Llyn Elsi. [...]
Hafodlas Quarry « GeoTopoi
May 31, 2012 at 7:34 pm
Que sitio más bonito!! la imagen del lago me encanta, se respira paz y los colores de las hojas de los árboles en la tercera son espectaculares, abrazos
ManoliRizoFotografia
June 1, 2012 at 6:33 am
Gracias, Manoli. Sí es un paraje muy agradable.
Graham Stephen
June 1, 2012 at 12:46 pm
Elsi is A hidden gem, only ever been the once but the views were outstanding
antiquityandadventures
June 3, 2012 at 8:01 am
That was the first time I’d been there too and found it to be a very pleasant spot.
Graham Stephen
June 3, 2012 at 9:48 am
¡Precioso sitio! me encanta la tercera toma, muy buenos los colores, saludos
ManoliRizoFotografia
June 4, 2012 at 7:09 am