Great Orme Links

Limestone Pavement - Photographs of this geological feature.

The Great Orme - Information about the Orme and its history, archaeology, ecology, mining, shipwreck and goats.

Kashmir Goats on the Great Orme - Information about the goats and over 50 photographs.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

Limestone Pavement Soil - Photograph and discussion of the brown rendzina and humic rendzina soil types.

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.

Great Ormes Head Model Glyder Flying - A description, with photographs, of model flying.

North Wales Limestone Area Climbing Information - Provides detailed information about rock climbing on the Great Orme and also the Little Orme.

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.

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.

The Great Orme Copper Mines - Includes a historical sketch of what may possibly have been the world's largest Bronze Age copper mining complex.

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.

School Visit to the Copper Mines - A report written by local primary school children on their class visit to the mines.

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.

Great Orme Copper Mines - Visitor's photographs taken in November 2001.

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.

The Great Orme - Information for rock climbers with photographs.

Llandudno and the Great Orme - Describing the Haulfre Gardens, the Happy Valley, St Tudno's Church, the Free Trade Loaf and other antiquities.