2018

SH8740 : LLYN CELYN Straining Tower

taken 6 years ago, 3 km from Frongoch, Gwynedd, Wales

LLYN CELYN Straining Tower
LLYN CELYN Straining Tower
Llyn Celyn is a large reservoir constructed between 1960 and 1965 in the valley of the River Tryweryn in Gwynedd, Wales. It measures roughly 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long by 1 mile (1.6 km) wide, and has a maximum depth of 140 ft (43 m). It has the capacity to hold 71,200,000 cubic metres (93,100,000 cu yd) of water. It was originally to be named Llyn Tryweryn Mawr (meaning "Great Tryweryn Lake"), but in September 1964 Liverpool Corporation agreed to the name change following a letter by the Tryweryn Defence Committee.
Construction of the reservoir involved flooding the village of Capel Celyn and adjacent farmland, a deeply controversial move. Much of the opposition was brought about because the village was a stronghold of Welsh culture and the Welsh language, whilst the reservoir was being built to supply Liverpool and parts of the Wirral peninsula with water, rather than Wales.

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Geographical Context: Lakes, Wetland, Bog Water resources Primary Subject: Reservoir
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Lake Celyn [9] · Llyn Celyn Straining Tower [4] · Llyn Celyn is a Large Reservoir Constructed [3] Title Clusters: · LLYN CELYN Straining Tower [3] ·
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SH8740, 33 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Alan Roberts   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 21 August, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 27 August, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 878 400 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:56.7372N 3:40.2653W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 867 407
View Direction
Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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