Clynnog Fawr
Clynnog Fawr, often simply called Clynnog, is a village and community on the north coast of Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It is in the historic county of Caernarfonshire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Rhion, Public domain.
- Type: Village with 951 residents
- Description: village in Gwynedd, Wales
- Also known as: “Clynnog”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint Beuno’s Church and Bwlch Mawr.
Saint Beuno’s Church
Church
Photo: Xenophon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Beuno's Church is a place of worship located in the village of Clynnog Fawr, Gwynedd, Wales. It belongs to the Church in Wales, an Anglican denomination, and is one of six churches in the parish of Beuno Sant Uwch Gwyrfai.
Bwlch Mawr
Peak
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bwlch Mawr is a hill near the northeastern corner of the Llŷn Peninsula in the community of Clynnog in the county of Gwynedd in North Wales. Its name is an odd one for a hill, as it means "big pass" in English.
Gyrn Ddu
Peak
Photo: Nia.owain, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gyrn Ddu is a hill near the northeastern corner of the Llŷn Peninsula in the community of Llanaelhaearn in the county of Gwynedd in North Wales. It forms the western half of a wider upland area, another significant top of which is the 510 m summit of Bwlch Mawr to the east. Gyrn Ddu is situated 2 miles south of Clynnog Fawr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aberdesach and Trefor.
Aberdesach
Hamlet
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aberdesach is a small village in a primarily Welsh speaking area of Gwynedd. It is in the historic county of Caernarfonshire. The village is situated approximately 1.5 miles south of the neighbouring village of Pontllyfni and 6 miles south of the county town of Caernarfon.
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 3 miles southwest of Clynnog Fawr.
Llanaelhaearn
Village
Photo: Alan Fryer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanaelhaearn is a village on the Llŷn Peninsula in the county of Gwynedd, Wales. Located in the community of Trefor a Llanaelhaearn which also includes the larger village of Trefor and has a population of 1,067, increasing to 1,117 at the 2011 Census. Llanaelhaearn is situated 3½ miles southwest of Clynnog Fawr.
Clynnog Fawr
- Categories: community and locality
- Location: Clynnog, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.02147° or 53° 1′ 17″ northLongitude
-4.36501° or 4° 21′ 54″ westPopulation
951Elevation
95 feet (29 metres)Open location code
9C5Q2JCM+HXOpenStreetMap ID
node 1528105979OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2652722Wikidata ID
Q3399377
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Clynnog Fawr” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Clynnog Fawr”
- Breton: “Clynnog Fawr”
- Catalan: “Capel Uchaf”
- Catalan: “Clynnog Fawr”
- Catalan: “Clynnog”
- Cebuano: “Clynnog”
- Chinese: “Clynnog Fawr”
- Cornish: “Clynnog”
- Dutch: “Clynnog Fawr”
- French: “Clynnog Fawr”
- German: “Clynnog Fawr”
- Irish: “Clynnog”
- Italian: “Clynnog Fawr”
- Italian: “Clynnog”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Clynnog Fawr”
- Persian: “کلینوگ فاور”
- Russian: “Клинног Фавр”
- Russian: “Клинног”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Clynnog”
- Swedish: “Clynnog”
- Welsh: “Clynnog Fawr”
- Welsh: “Clynnog-fawr”
- Welsh: “Clynnog”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Clynnog Fawr”. Photo: Rhion, Public domain.