Great Orme

The Great Orme is a limestone headland on the , north-west of the town of . Referred to as Cyngreawdr Fynydd by the 12th-century poet Gwalchmai ap Meilyr, its English name derives from the Old Norse word for sea serpent.
Wikipedia
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  • Peak rising to 679 feet (207 metres)
  • …is also known as “Great Ormes Head”
  • Description: hill (207.1m) in Conwy County Borough, Wales

Places of Interest

Highlights include Great Orme Visitor Centre and Summit tram stop.
Phil Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Museum
is a museum.
Richard Hoare, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tram stop
The is a tram terminus situated…
Richard Hoare, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Museum
is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Craig-y-Don and Llanrhos.
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Suburb
is a suburb of , a coastal seaside resort in Conwy county borough, north .
NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Village
is a village in the community of , in , Wales.
Ian Dalgliesh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Village
is a town and electoral ward in the community of in in .

Great Orme

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Latitude
53.33255° or 53° 19′ 57″ north
Longitude
-3.85235° or 3° 51′ 9″ west
Open location code
9C5R84MX+23
Open­Street­Map ID
node 331573435
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­survey_point
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
12607649
Wiki­data ID
Q3395318

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Great Orme” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Gogarth”
  • Breton: “Pen y Gogarth”
  • Cebuano: “Great Ormes Head”
  • Dutch: “Great Orme”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جريات اورم”
  • French: “Great Orme”
  • German: “Great Orme”
  • Hebrew: “אורם הגדול”
  • Hebrew: “גריט אורם”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Great Orme”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Pen y Gogarth”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Great Orme”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pen y Gogarth”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Y Gogarth”
  • Norwegian: “Great Orme”
  • Portuguese: “Great Orme”
  • Serbian: “Велика Орма”
  • Spanish: “Gran Orme”
  • Spanish: “Península de Creuddyn”
  • Swedish: “Great Orme”
  • Swedish: “Great Ormes Head”
  • Welsh: “Gogarth”
  • Welsh: “Great Orme”
  • Welsh: “Pen Gogarth”
  • Welsh: “Pen y Gogarth”
  • Welsh: “Y Gogarth”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rocky Pines and Bryniau Poethion Hut Circle.

Conwy: Highlights

Learn more about Conwy and Colwyn Bay.
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