Great Ormes Head
The Great Orme is a limestone headland on the north coast of Wales, north-west of the town of Llandudno. Referred to as Cyngreawdr Fynydd by the 12th-century poet Gwalchmai ap Meilyr, its English name derives from the Old Norse word for sea serpent.Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Orme Visitor Centre and Great Orme Bronze Age Mines.
Great Orme Visitor Centre
Museum
Photo: Phil Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Orme Visitor Centre is a museum.
Great Orme Bronze Age Mines
Museum
Photo: Richard Hoare, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Orme Bronze Age Mines is a museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Craig-y-Don and Deganwy.
Craig-y-Don
Suburb
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Craig-y-Don is a suburb of Llandudno, a coastal seaside resort in Conwy county borough, north Wales. It is also an electoral ward to Conwy County Borough Council and Llandudno Town Council. It is also part of the parish of Llanrhos. Craig-y-Don is situated 3 miles southeast of Great Ormes Head.
Deganwy
Village
Photo: Ian Dalgliesh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Deganwy is a town and electoral ward in the community of Conwy in Conwy County Borough in Wales. It lies in the Creuddyn Peninsula alongside Llandudno and Rhos-on-Sea. Deganwy is situated 3½ miles southeast of Great Ormes Head.
Llanrhos
Village
Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llanrhos is a village in the community of Conwy, in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The village lies between the towns of Conwy and Llandudno. Llanrhos was a civil parish from 1894 until 1974. Llanrhos is situated 3½ miles southeast of Great Ormes Head.
Great Ormes Head
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Llandudno, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.34281° or 53° 20′ 34″ northLongitude
-3.86889° or 3° 52′ 8″ westElevation
128 feet (39 metres)Open location code
9C5R84VJ+4CGeoNames ID
2648046
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