Ffynnon Lloer
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Ffynnon Lloer is a lake
in the Carneddau
range of mountains in Snowdonia
, North Wales
. It lies below the peaks of Pen yr Ole Wen
and Carnedd Dafydd
at a height of 2225 feet (678 m) and covers an area of some 6 acre (2.43 ha).
The remains of two wartime aircraft, which crashed in 1942 and 1943, lie on the slopes round the lake.
Afon Lloer
, its outflow, flows into Llyn Ogwen
.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in the Carneddau
Carneddau
The Carneddau , are a group of mountains in Snowdonia, Wales. It includes the largest contiguous areas of high ground in Wales and England, as well as six or seven of the highest peaks in the country—the Fourteen Peaks...
range of mountains in Snowdonia
Snowdonia
Snowdonia is a region in north Wales and a national park of in area. It was the first to be designated of the three National Parks in Wales, in 1951.-Name and extent:...
, North Wales
North Wales
North Wales is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales. It is bordered to the south by the counties of Ceredigion and Powys in Mid Wales and to the east by the counties of Shropshire in the West Midlands and Cheshire in North West England...
. It lies below the peaks of Pen yr Ole Wen
Pen yr Ole Wen
Pen yr Ole Wen is the seventh highest mountain in Snowdonia and in Wales. It is the most southerly of the Carneddau range.The mountain lies to the north of Idwal Cottage youth hostel on the A5 road, from where it has a pyramidal appearance. It may be climbed from the hostel by a path that leads...
and Carnedd Dafydd
Carnedd Dafydd
Carnedd Dafydd is a mountain peak in the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, North Wales, and is the third highest peak in Wales, or the fourth if Crib y Ddysgl on the Snowdon ridge is counted. Situated south-west of Carnedd Llewelyn and north of Pen yr Ole Wen, Carnedd Dafydd is on the main ridge of...
at a height of 2225 feet (678 m) and covers an area of some 6 acre (2.43 ha).
The remains of two wartime aircraft, which crashed in 1942 and 1943, lie on the slopes round the lake.
Afon Lloer
Afon Lloer
Afon Lloer is a small river in Snowdonia, North Wales. It is the outflow from Ffynnon Lloer, a lake in the Carneddau mountains, and it flows into Llyn Ogwen....
, its outflow, flows into Llyn Ogwen
Llyn Ogwen
Llyn Ogwen is a lake in north-west Wales. It lies alongside the A5 road between two mountain ranges of Snowdonia, the Carneddau and the Glyderau...
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