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Looking out from the highpoint at Llysfaen over the North Wales Coast

The economic importance of the outcrop of Carbiniferous Limestone is easily appreciated when the extent of quarrying in the area is assessed. This old quarry face is now part of the Mynydd Marian local nature reserve.

A small section of the left hand side of the main climbing wall at the quarry. The Castle inn is now being redeveloped as a private house and the old car park provides a base for climbers to watch others and wait their turn on the numerous... (more)

A very low-key establishment nestling below the cliffs remaining from extensive quarrying in the past.

Sitting in a little fenced enclosure atop the local nature reserve. The elevation is 208m, testifying to the very steep coastal hills.

Great thicknesses of limestone of Carboniferous age (~350 million years) remain in the coastal hills in this area. Quarries on the south-facing slopes are no longer active, but serious extraction continues on the coast. The limestone is the... (more)

Circular colonies of two different lichens on the limestone surface.

Sheep on grazing land above the housing estate, seen from Ty Mawr farmyard.

Large modern buildings belonging to a PVC window manufacturer sit astride the public footpath that runs from the old farm onto the hillside. The stile can be seen where the footpath crosses the wall.

Redundant materials stockpiled on open-air stillages are complemented by rubbish dumped since manufacturing ceased some months ago. The footpath runs through the centre of the concrete yard, which was originally the farmyard of Ty Mawr.

Castle inn quarry has been developed for sport climbing which means all of the routes have been protected by drilled bolts which the climber clips his rope into as he climbs. Development is so rapid that in the new guidebook this is the... (more)

The A55 Expressway runs parallel to the Coast Path. Beyond is Llanddulas Quarry, and perched on top with a great view to the sea but a rather precarious position, are houses.

Trig on top of reservoir, fence easily climbed via gate handle. Very good views while I enjoyed a good wander along this summit ridge on a grey mild Friday. Name: Mynydd Marian Hill number: 5167 Height: 208m / 682ft Area: 30C: Llandudno... (more)