Type natural Primary outflows River Glaslyn Surface area 66 acres (27 ha) Surface elevation 55 m Outflow location Afon Glaslyn | Primary inflows Basin countries United Kingdom Max. depth 10 m (33 ft) Area 27 ha Inflow source Afon Glaslyn | |
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Similar Afon Glaslyn, Llyn Gwynant, Nant Gwynant, Aberglaslyn Pass, Sygun Copper Mine | ||
Nantmor llyn dinas snowdonia national park walks in gwynedd wales uk
Llyn Dinas is a lake near Beddgelert, Gwynedd in north Wales. It is formed by the River Glaslyn.
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- Nantmor llyn dinas snowdonia national park walks in gwynedd wales uk
- Map of Llyn Dinas Caernarfon UK
- Llyn dinas just after sunrise snowdonia
- References
Map of Llyn Dinas, Caernarfon, UK
Llyn Dinas lies on the valley floor a few miles north of Beddgelert at an altitude of about 55 metres above sea level. It has an area of 60 acres (240,000 m2) and is fairly shallow, with the maximum depth only 10 metres. The lake offers good fishing for salmon and trout.
It takes its name from the nearby Dinas Emrys, a rocky and wooded hill just downstream of the lake where the remains of both medieval and older fortifications have been found. A rock near the lake named Carreg yr Eryr (The stone of the eagle) was said in a charter of 1198 to mark the spot where the boundaries of the three cantrefs of Aberconwy, Ardudwy and Arfon met. According to Giraldus Cambrensis an eagle used to perch on it once a week, anticipating battle between the men of the three cantrefs.