Garn Boduan
Garn Boduan is an Iron Age hillfort and hill near Nefyn, on the Llŷn Peninsula in Wales. In a survey in the 1950s the traces of over 170 round houses were identified on this site, and around 100 round houses are still visible on the ground.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 915 feet
- Description: hillfort in Gwynedd
- Also known as: “Garn Boduan/Bodfean Hillfort”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Llŷn Maritime Museum and Church of St Mary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nefyn and Boduan.
Nefyn
Photo: Phil Eptlett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nefyn is a town and community on the northwest coast of the Llŷn Peninsula, Gwynedd, Wales. Nefyn is popular with visitors for its sandy beach, and has one substantial hotel, a community pub and a beach cafe.
Boduan
Hamlet
Photo: Alan Fryer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boduan is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, about 4 miles from Pwllheli. It is in the historic county of Caernarfonshire. It was due to host the National Eisteddfod in 2021 but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, instead it hosted the 2023 edition. Garn Boduan, a hillfort built soon after Roman occupation, is located in the village.
Morfa Nefyn
Village
Photo: Shirley Roulston, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Morfa Nefyn is a village on the northern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. It lies on the crossroads of the B4417 and B4412. The village has seen a rise in popularity as house prices in nearby villages on the Llŷn Peninsula such as Abersoch and Llanbedrog have risen rapidly.
Garn Boduan
- Categories: contour fort and landform
- Location: Buan, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.92484° or 52° 55′ 29″ northLongitude
-4.5125° or 4° 30′ 45″ westElevation
915 feet (279 metres)Open location code
9C4QWFFQ+W2OpenStreetMap ID
node 1527138435OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Hebrew to Welsh—“Garn Boduan” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “גארן בודיאן”
- Welsh: “Bryngaer Garn Boduan”
- Welsh: “Garn Boduan”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Seion Chapel and Nefyn Mini Road Network.
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