Carneddau

Carnedd Llewelyn and Foel Grach from the East (A)

Date	28 January 2012
Location	Carneddau mountain range, Snowdonia	(A) SH 69667 65182; 53.16773°N, 3.95114°W (B) SH 68677 66444; 53.17883°N, 3.96645°W

Afon Wen Slate Quarry

Afon Wen Quarry (A)

Date	19 March 2011
Location	Afon Wen / Ochr Fwsoglog, Foel Grach/Garnedd Uchaf, Carneddau	(A) SH 68221 66391; 53.17824°N, 3.97325°W (B) SH 68009 66690; 53.18087°N, 3.97655°W
Information	Afon Wen is a small tributary of the Caseg and its ravine descends down into the Caseg valley between the mountains Garnedd Uchaf and Foel Grach in the Carneddau range. A quarry track leads along the Caseg valley and at an elevation of about 700m in the Afon Wen ravine there can be found the remains of a small slate quarry. On the southern side of the ravine a small quarry and spoil heap are prominent on the landscape of Ochr Fwsoglog on the slopes of Foel Grach. The latter workings were probably for iron or copper.

Ffynnon Caseg

Ffynnon Caseg

Date	19 March 2011
Location	Fynnon Caseg, Cwm Caseg, Carneddau	SH 67931 65024; 53.16589°N, 3.97702°W
Information	At an altitude of 750m, Ffynnon Caseg, the source of the Caseg river, nestles high up in Cwm Caseg, bounded on three sides by the mountains Yr Elen, Canedd Llewelyn and Foel Grach. Until 1889 water from here was carried by a leat five miles long to supply power to Bryn Hafod-y-wern Slate Quarry.

Carneddau from Moel y Ci Forest

Carneddau from Moel y Ci Forest

Date	6 March 2010
Location	Carneddau from Moel y Ci Forest	SH 59935 66184	53.17427°N, 4.09706°W

Aircraft Crash Sites in Snowdonia – Part 5

Aircraft Crash Sites in Snowdonia – Part 1

Foel Grach – Avro Anson Mk I, EF909, No.5 Air Observer School, 30 Nov 1943

Foel Grach - Anson, EF909

Site visited	26 September 2009	Location	Foel Grach, Carneddau, Wales SH 69081 66624 53.18054°N, 3.96049°W 53°10.833’N, 3°57.629’W
Aircraft
Manufacturer	Avro	Registration	EF909
Model	Anson Mk I	Unit	No.5 Air Observer School
Crash date	30 November 1943
Further Information
Peak District Air Accident Research; Peak Wreck Hunters; Aviation Safety Network; Anson (Wikipedia)

Foel Grach – Vickers Wellington Mk X, HE466, 30 Operational Training Unit, 13 Feb 1943

Foel Grach - Wellington, HE466

Site visited	26 September 2009	Location	Foel Grach, Carneddau, Wales SH 69205 66503 53.17949°N, 3.95858°W 53°10.769’N, 3°57.515’W
Aircraft
Manufacturer	Vickers	Registration	HE466
Model	Wellington Mk X	Unit	30 Operational Training Unit
Crash date	13 February 1943
Further Information
Peak District Air Accident Research; Peak Wreck Hunters; Wellington (Wikipedia)