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Describing the Haulfre Gardens, the Happy Valley, St. Tudno's Church, the Free Trade Loaf and other
antiquities.
http://www.greatorme.btinternet.co.uk/index.htm
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The Great Orme
Information for rock climbers with photographs.
http://www.zawn1.co.uk/crags/greatorme/index.htm
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Great Orme Hang Gliding and Paragliding Flying Site Guide
Site description and map with take off and landing notes. Details of the North Wales Hang Gliding
and Paragliding Club.
http://www.nwhgpc.org.uk/sites/great-orme.shtml
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Great Orme Copper Mines
Visitor's photographs taken in November 2001.
http://www.mimno.org/england/orme/greatorme.html
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Wales Underground - Great Orme Copper Mines
Describing the history, archaeology and geology of the 3,500 year old Bronze Age Copper Mines, now
open to the public.
http://www.wales-underground.org.uk/orme/geology.shtml
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School Visit to the Copper Mines
A report written by local primary school children on their class visit to the mines.
http://www.deganwy.conwy.sch.uk/Pages/copper_mines.htm
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Mining in Llandudno, the Great Orme Mines
Bronze Age and later mining, old and new mines and the later Ty Gwyn mine, description with map of
1861, metallurgy and geology.
http://www.maelgwyn.com/mininga.htm
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The Great Orme Copper Mines
Includes a historical sketch of what may possibly have been the world's largest Bronze Age copper
mining complex.
http://www.data-wales.co.uk/orme.htm
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Great Orme Mines
Official website of the mines attraction with pictures and information on archaeology, geology,
prices, and visiting the visitor centre, audio visual, underground mines, tea room and shop.
http://www.greatorme.freeserve.co.uk/
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Conwy County Borough Council (CCBC) Unitary Development Plan (UDP)
Links to the draft version of the UDP in PDF. Chapter 3 (ST4 and ST5) and Chapter 5 (introduction,
E10, E15, E18 and E22) include special regulations aimed at conserving the Orme's landscape beauty,
and unique ecological, archaeological and geological significance.
http://www.conwy.gov.uk/English/2council/planning/policy/devel_plans/udp/udp_intro/Ec3.html
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Llandudno Cable Car
A description of the aerial cabin car facility between the Happy Valley and the Summit of the Great
Orme.
http://www.hafodymor.co.uk/pages/cablecar.htm
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Llandudno Telegraph: A Promise Made a Promise Kept
History with technical details of the "Liverpool to Holyhead Optical Telegraph System" in
which the station on the summit of the Orme figured prominently.
http://www.nwrrc.fsnet.co.uk/dennis.htm
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North Wales Limestone Area Climbing Information
Provides detailed information about rock climbing on the Great Orme and also the Little Orme.
http://curbar.rockfax.com/north_wales_limestone/area.html
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Great Ormes Head Model Glyder Flying
A description, with photographs, of model flying.
http://www.aerotowing.freeserve.co.uk/gawMapGreatOrmes.htm
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The Rest and be Thankful Café
Details are given of its location on the Marine Drive and of the opening times. The café is also
an information centre and a base for the Llandudno Heritage Trust.
http://www.restandbethankful.net
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Limestone Pavement Soil
Photograph and discussion of the brown rendzina and humic rendzina soil types.
http://www.royagcol.ac.uk/soils/book/soilscapes1.htm
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An Assessment of Recent Field Work on the Great Orme
Observations on field work at Llety'r Filiast, Pen y Dinas, Mynydd Isaf, Badger's Cave, Pen Trwyn
and Ffynnon Rufeinig.
http://www.shef.ac.uk/assem/4/4wager.html
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The Modern Antiquarian - Great Orme Mine
Photographs of the Bronze-Age Copper Mines and of two other antiquities, the 'stone rows' and
Llety'r Filiast (Cromlech burial chamber).
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/browse.php?site_id=2157
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The Great Orme Exploration Society
Provides membership and contact information, also a profile of the society formed in 1985 to
organise exploration and interpretation of the ancient copper mines.
http://llandudno.org/explore.html
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Conwy County Borough Council Countryside Services: Great Orme
The official council website includes an introduction to the Orme, its wildlife and its
attractions; the management plan for the country park; details of conservation events, and
information for schools.
http://www.conwy.gov.uk/English/2council/planning/countryside/greatorme/gointro/ec1.html
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Area 2000: The Great Orme (Pen y Gogarth)
A report by Gwynedd Archaeological Trust, which includes area history, a map, an aerial photograph
showing ancient features such as fields, and a brief discussion of the area's historic landscape
characteristics.
http://www.heneb.co.uk/GAT_site/hlc_creuddyn/cr2000.htm
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Llandudno Bardic Stone Circle and Archaeology
A modern circle built for the Eisteddfod of 1963. Illustrated together with a neolithic standing
stone, the Cromlech ancient burial chamber, the bronze age copper mine and the ancient stone rows.
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/celynog/llandudno.htm
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Great Orme Management Plan CADW
Aerial photographs of medieval ridge and furrow farming, Second World War gunnery school site, and
surface copper mining sites of 1840's.
http://www.heneb.co.uk/GAT_site/Projects_99-00/orme_plan/orme_plan.htm
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Kashmir Goats on the Great Orme
Information about the goats and over 50 photographs.
http://www.vegetarianguesthouse.co.uk/kashmirgoats.htm
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The Great Orme
Information about the Orme and its history, archaeology, ecology, mining, shipwreck and goats.
http://www.llandudno.com/orme.html
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Great Orme Summit Complex
Information about and directions to the complex which contains a bar, restaurant and shops.
http://www.marl.com/lds/Summit/summit.html
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Articles, Travelogues & Features about North Wales
Includes three articles about the Great Orme and its history: Alien Goats, Mysterious Mountain of
Legends, and the Wreck of the Hornby.
http://www.marl.com/lds/articles/features.html
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Limestone Pavement
Photographs of this geological feature.
http://www.royagcol.ac.uk/soils/pavements/orme.htm
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