Trwyn Cilan
Trwyn Cilan is a cape in Wales, United Kingdom. Trwyn Cilan is situated nearby to the hamlet Bwlchtocyn, as well as near Sarn Bach.- Type: Cape
- Description: peninsula in Caernarfonshire
- Also known as: “Penkilan Head”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cilan-Uchaf Burial Chamber and Porth Ceiriad.
Cilan-Uchaf Burial Chamber
Stone
Photo: Chris Andrews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cilan-Uchaf Burial Chamber is a stone.
Porth Ceiriad
Beach
Porth Ceiriad is a south-east facing beach and bay in the parish of Llanengan, near to Abersoch, in the county of Gwynedd, North Wales. It has several interesting geological features. Porth Ceiriad is situated 2½ miles northeast of Trwyn Cilan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanengan and Abersoch.
Llanengan
Village
Photo: Alan Fryer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanengan is a small village and community 1.2 mi around Abersoch in Gwynedd in north-west Wales. It had a population of 2,024 at the 2001 census, which had been reduced to 1,989 at the 2011 Census. Llanengan is situated 3 miles north of Trwyn Cilan.
Abersoch
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Abersoch is a village in Llŷn particularly favoured for sailing. The village and the roads to the headlands west of it tend to get very crowded. Packed with holiday homes, making housing unaffordable to most locals, it becomes a bit of a ghost town outside of the main tourist season.
Llangian
Village
Photo: Alan Fryer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llangian is a small village and former civil parish on the Llŷn Peninsula in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. It is located 1 mile north west of Abersoch, in the community of Llanengan. Llangian is situated 4½ miles north of Trwyn Cilan.
Trwyn Cilan
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Trwyn Cilan” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Trwyn Cilan”
- Swedish: “Trwyn Cilan”
- Welsh: “Trwyn Cilan”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cilan and Bwlchtocyn.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mynydd Cilan and Porth Neigwl.
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