Bala Fault, Tywyn

Name: Bala Fault
Address: Tywyn, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Tywyn

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Facts and practical information

The Bala Fault is a SW-NE trending geological fault in Wales that extends offshore into Cardigan Bay. In the offshore area it is a major normal fault and forms the bounding structure to the Cardigan Bay Basin, with a fill including about 2,500 metres of Lias Group. Onshore it is responsible for the lineament which runs through Bala and south of Cadair Idris to the coast at Tywyn. At its northeastern end it links to the similarly orientated Llanelidan Fault. ()

Coordinates: 52°35'24"N, 4°4'12"W

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Tywyn United Kingdom

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Day trips

Bala Fault – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Narrow Gauge Railway Museum, Talyllyn Railway, St Cadfan's Church, Cadfan Stone.

0.9 miSW
Museum
Narrow Gauge Railway Museum, Tywyn
24 min walk • The Narrow Gauge Railway Museum is a purpose-built museum dedicated to narrow-gauge railways situated at the Tywyn Wharf station of the Talyllyn Railway in Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales. The museum has a collection of more than 1,000 items from over eighty narrow-gauge railways in Wales, England, the Isle of Man, Ireland and Scotland.
0.9 miSW
52°35'1"N • 4°5'21"W
Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn
24 min walk • Scenic railroads, Tours, Museum
0.7 miW
Church
St Cadfan's Church, Tywyn
17 min walk • St Cadfan's Church is situated in Tywyn in the county of Gwynedd, formerly Merionethshire, Wales. The church is noted for its Romanesque architecture and for housing the Cadfan Stone, a stone cross dating from ninth century or earlier which is inscribed with the oldest known written Welsh.
0.7 miW
Memorial
Cadfan Stone, Tywyn
17 min walk • Inside St Cadfan's Church, Tywyn, Gwynedd is an inscribed stone cross called the Cadfan Stone. On it are the earliest known inscriptions in the Welsh language, specifically in Old Welsh.
0.7 miN
Park
Ynysymaengwyn, Snowdonia National Park
19 min walk • Ynysymaengwyn was a gentry house in the parish of Tywyn, Gwynedd, situated near the left bank of the River Dysynni. The name means 'the white stone island'.

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Which popular attractions are close to Bala Fault?

Nearby attractions include Cadfan Stone, Tywyn (17 min walk), St Cadfan's Church, Tywyn (17 min walk), Ynysymaengwyn, Snowdonia National Park (19 min walk), Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn (24 min walk).

Bala Fault, Tywyn

Facts and practical information

Bala Fault – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Narrow Gauge Railway Museum, Tywyn

Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn

St Cadfan's Church, Tywyn

Cadfan Stone, Tywyn

Ynysymaengwyn, Snowdonia National Park

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Bala Fault?