Yr Eifl Head
Yr Eifl Head is a headland in Wales, United Kingdom. Yr Eifl Head is situated nearby to the hamlet Nant Gwrtheyrn, as well as near the village Llithfaen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Capel Seilo and Yr Eifl.
Yr Eifl
Peak
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yr Eifl, sometimes called the Rivals in English, is a group of hills on the north coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. On a clear day, the views from the highest summit reach as far as the Isle of Man, the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland and the Lake District, as well as the entire sweep of Cardigan Bay.
Trefor Quarry
Quarry
The Trefor Quarry railway was an industrial, 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in narrow-gauge railway connecting the Trefor granite quarry with the pier at Llanaelhaearn on the Llŷn Peninsula.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nant Gwrtheyrn and Llithfaen.
Nant Gwrtheyrn
Hamlet
Photo: Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nant Gwrtheyrn is a Welsh Language and Heritage Centre, located near the village of Llithfaen on the northern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula, Gwynedd, in northwest Wales.
Llithfaen
Village
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llithfaen is a village on the North West of Wales on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. It is within the community of Pistyll near Caernarfon Bay. Pwllheli is the nearest town, approximately 8 miles away, and Caernarfon is 16 miles away. Llithfaen is situated 2 miles southeast of Yr Eifl Head.
Trefor
Village
Photo: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trefor is a village on the northern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula, in Gwynedd, Wales. It had a population of 1,067 at the 2021 Census. Trefor is in the community of Trefor a Llanaelhaearn, and Llithfaen is nearby. Trefor is situated 2 miles east of Yr Eifl Head.
Yr Eifl Head
- Type: Headland
- Category: landform
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.98333° or 52° 59′ northLongitude
-4.46667° or 4° 28′ westOpen location code
9C4QXGMM+88GeoNames ID
2633341
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