Ffynnon Lloer (Welsh : Source of [the] Moon) 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 2,225 feet (678 m) and covers an area of some 6 acres (2.43 ha).
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| Location | Snowdonia, North Wales |
| Coordinates | 53°8′21″N 4°0′4″W / 53.13917°N 4.00111°W |
| Type | natural |
| Primary outflows | Afon Lloer |
| Basin countries | United Kingdom |
| Surface area | 6 acres (2.43 ha) |
The remains of two wartime aircraft, which crashed in 1942 and 1943, lie on the slopes round the lake.[1]
Afon Lloer, its outflow, flows into Llyn Ogwen.
References
edit- ^ Nick Wotherspoon; Alan Clark; Mark Sheldon (2009). Aircraft Wrecks: The Walker's Guide : Historic Crash Sites on the Moors and Mountains of the British Isles. Casemate Publishers. pp. 39–. ISBN 978-1-84415-910-9.
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