Craig y Garn

Craig y Garn is a peak in , , and has an elevation of 1,512 feet. Craig y Garn is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,512 feet
  • Description: hill (461m) in Gwynedd
  • Also known as: “Craig Y Garn”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Llyn Celyn and Cwmtirmynach Chapel.

Reservoir
Photo: Velela, Public domain.
is a constructed between 1960 and 1965 including the highly controversial Tryweryn flooding in the valley of the River in , .

Church
Photo: Chris Andrews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church.

Memorial
Frongoch internment camp at in , Wales was a makeshift place of imprisonment during the First World War and the 1916 Easter Rising.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frongoch and Rhyd-uchaf.

Village
Photo: Ralph Rawlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village located in , . It lies close to the market town of , on the A4212 road. It was the home of the , used to hold German prisoners-of-war during First World War, and then Irish Republican prisoners from the 1916 Rising.

Hamlet
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in , Wales, approximately 2.4 miles northwest of and 1.4 miles south of , on an unnamed road which provides access to . The community population taken at the 2011 census was 78.

Hamlet
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small hamlet in , , approximately 4 miles northwest of , on an unnamed road, 2.3 miles from and in the shadow of . The community population taken at the 2011 census was 20.

Craig y Garn

Latitude
52.95688° or 52° 57′ 25″ north
Longitude
-3.64782° or 3° 38′ 52″ west
Elevation
1,512 feet (461 metres)
Open location code
9C4RX942+QV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3299605061
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
12611938
Wiki­data ID
Q106709753
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Craig y Garn” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Craig y Garn”
  • Welsh: “Craig y Garn”

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