Bwlchtocyn
Bwlchtocyn is a hamlet in Llanengan, Gwynedd, Wales. Bwlchtocyn is situated nearby to the hamlet Sarn Bach, as well as near Cilan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Porth Ceiriad and St Tudwal’s Lighthouse.
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.
St Tudwal’s Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Rude Health, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Tudwal's Lighthouse on Saint Tudwal's Island West is active, but unstaffed. The site of the lighthouse, which marks the north end of Cardigan Bay, was purchased by Trinity House in 1876 at the sum of £111 and the next year the stone building was complete. St Tudwal’s Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles east of Bwlchtocyn.
St Engan’s Church
Church
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Engan's Church is an active parish church in Llanengan, Gwynedd, Wales. The village lies in the south of the Llŷn Peninsula, south-west of Abersoch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abersoch and Llanengan.
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.
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.
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 2 miles northwest of Bwlchtocyn.
Bwlchtocyn
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Llanengan, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.80575° or 52° 48′ 21″ northLongitude
-4.50731° or 4° 30′ 26″ westElevation
203 feet (62 metres)Open location code
9C4QRF4V+73OpenStreetMap ID
node 1507165528OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
12264505
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