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NPRN
33022
Map Reference
SH66SW
Grid Reference
SH6300063000
Unitary (Local) Authority
Gwynedd
Old County
Caernarfonshire
Community
Llandygai
Type Of Site
TOWN
Period
Unknown
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Description
Nant Ffrancon Pass is a steep glacial gorge that drops from a summit near the Llyn Ogwen lake and the town of Bethesda, and is part of the route of the A5. The original road through the pass was constructed by Lord Penrhyn in the late 18th Century.
RCAHMW, 2009.