Llanaelhaearn

Llanaelhaearn is a village on the in the county of , Wales. Located in the community of Trefor a Llanaelhaearn which also includes the larger village of and has a population of 1,067, increasing to 1,117 at the 2011 Census.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yr Eifl and Tre’r Ceiri.

Peak
, sometimes called the Rivals in English, is a group of hills on the north coast of the in , . On a clear day, the views from the highest summit reach as far as the , the in and the , as well as the entire sweep of .

Archaeological site
Tre'r Ceiri is a hillfort dating back to the Iron Age. The name means "town of the giants", from cewri, plural of cawr, "giant". The settlement is 450 metres above sea level on the slopes of , a mountain on the north coast of the in , north-western Wales.

Peak
is a hill near the northeastern corner of the in the community of Llanaelhaearn in the county of in North . It forms the western half of a wider upland area, another significant top of which is the 510 m summit of to the east.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trefor and Nant Gwrtheyrn.

Village
is a village on the northern coast of the , in , Wales. It had a population of 1,067 at the 2021 Census. is in the community of a Llanaelhaearn, and is nearby.

Hamlet
is a Welsh Language and Heritage Centre, located near the village of on the northern coast of the , , in northwest . is situated 2½ miles west of Llanaelhaearn.

Village
Photo: Rhion, Public domain.
, often simply called Clynnog, is a village and community on the north coast of in , north-west . It is in the historic county of . is situated 3½ miles northeast of Llanaelhaearn.

Llanaelhaearn

Latitude
52.9768° or 52° 58′ 36″ north
Longitude
-4.4029° or 4° 24′ 10″ west
Population
1,120
Elevation
689 feet (210 metres)
Open location code
9C4QXHGW+PV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1507179229
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7300642
Wiki­data ID
Q3398834
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Llanaelhaearn” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Llanaelhaern
  • Breton: Llanaelhaearn
  • Bulgarian: Ланаелхаеарн
  • Catalan: Llanaelhaearn
  • Cebuano: Llanaelhaearn
  • Chinese: Llanaelhaearn
  • Cornish: Llanaelhaearn
  • Dutch: Llanaelhaearn
  • French: Llanaelhaearn
  • German: Llanaelhaearn
  • Irish: Llanaelhaearn
  • Italian: Llanaelhaearn
  • Min Nan Chinese: Llanaelhaearn
  • Scots: Llanaelhaearn
  • Scottish Gaelic: Llanaelhaearn
  • Swedish: Llanaelhaearn
  • Welsh: Llanaelhaearn
  • Welsh: Llanaelhaiarn

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Aelhaearn’s Church and Ysgol Gynradd Llanaelhaearn.

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