Caerhun
Caerhun is a village in Pentir, Gwynedd, Wales. Caerhun is situated nearby to the hamlet Waen-wen, as well as near Pen-hower Uchaf.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Menai Bridge and Ysbyty Gwynedd.
Menai Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Monsyn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Menai Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. Designed by Thomas Telford and completed in 1826, it was one of the world's first major suspension bridges, and second such bridge designed to carry vehicular traffic, after the Union Chain Bridge across the River Tweed. Menai Bridge is situated 2 miles northwest of Caerhun.
Ysbyty Gwynedd
Hospital
Photo: Chadwales, Public domain.
Ysbyty Gwynedd is a district general hospital in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. It is managed by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
Britannia Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Britannia Bridge is a bridge in Wales that crosses the Menai Strait between the Isle of Anglesey and city of Bangor. It was originally designed and built by the noted railway engineer Robert Stephenson as a tubular bridge of wrought iron rectangular box-section spans for carrying rail traffic. Britannia Bridge is situated 2½ miles northwest of Caerhun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glasinfryn and Llandygai.
Glasinfryn
Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glasinfryn is a small village in Gwynedd, Wales. It is situated between the village of Tregarth and the city of Bangor, Gwynedd, and in the community of Pentir.
Llandygai
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Llandygai is a small village and community on the A5 road between Bangor and Talybont in Gwynedd, Wales. It affords a view of the nearby Carneddau mountain range. Llandygai is situated 2 miles northeast of Caerhun.
Maesgeirchen
Suburb
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maesgeirchen is a large housing estate on the edge of the city of Bangor in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, with roughly 4,000 inhabitants. It is the third-largest single housing estate in Wales behind Gurnos, Merthyr Tydfil, the second largest and Caia Park in Wrexham, which is the largest with nearly 12,000 inhabitants. Maesgeirchen is situated 2 miles northeast of Caerhun.
Caerhun
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Pentir, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.19894° or 53° 11′ 56″ northLongitude
-4.13579° or 4° 8′ 9″ westElevation
312 feet (95 metres)Open location code
9C5Q5VX7+HMOpenStreetMap ID
node 3330929681OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
12264509
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