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Highest paved pass in North Wales. Gospel Pass: Welsh: Bwlch yr Efengyl: minor road from Hay-on-Wye to Vale of Ewyas: Brecknockshire: Powys: Brecon Beacons: 549m Highest paved pass in Wales. Horseshoe Pass: Welsh: Bwlch yr Oernant (pass of the cold stream) A542: Denbighshire: Denbighshire: 417m Milltir Gerrig: English translation: mile of stones
The taller (3m) south-east stone The north-west stone (2m). Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen (Welsh for 'gap/pass of the two stones') is a mountain pass in Conwy county borough, north Wales, traversable only on foot or horseback, following the former Roman road from Caerhun (Canovium) to Caernarfon (Segontium).
The road travels in a horseshoe shape around the sides of a valley, giving the pass its English name. In 2022, a proposal for a 40 mph speed limit on the Horseshoe Pass was approved after a lengthy campaign by Llangollen's county councillors. [1] This route dates from 1811, when a turnpike road was constructed across the area. As with the rest ...
At one time there was an inn at the summit of the pass, called the "Prince Llewellyn Inn" but it was popularly known as "the Crimea", because of its reputation for fights. The inn closed in 1881 because the police opposed the renewal of its licence and the justices thought that there was no need for the Inn when the railway to Ffestiniog was ...
The Menai Suspension Bridge spans the Menai Strait between the North Wales Mainland and Anglesey. It was completed in 1826 to allow road traffic to access the island. One of the main arteries for North Wales is the A494, running from Queensferry (near the English border) to Dolgellau.
The Welsh Highland Railway (WHR; Welsh: Rheilffordd Eryri) is a 25-mile (40.2 km) long, restored 1 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (597 mm) narrow gauge heritage railway in the Welsh county of Gwynedd, operating from Caernarfon to Porthmadog, and passing through a number of popular tourist destinations including Beddgelert and the Aberglaslyn Pass.
The railway line is widely regarded as scenic, as it passes through the Cambrian Mountains in central Wales, and along the coast of Cardigan Bay in Snowdonia National Park. The line includes long sections of rural single track and is designated as a community rail partnership.
Trains on the Cambrian Line pass the site of the former station.. The only evidence of the junction that can now be seen from Cambrian Coast trains is the earthworks of the line heading north and the island platform, although the branch side has been filled in.