Penmaen

Places of Interest

Harlech Castle

Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Harlech Castle in Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales, is a Grade I listed medieval fortification built onto a rocky knoll close to the Irish Sea. It was built by Edward I during his invasion of Wales between 1282 and 1289 at the relatively modest cost of £8,190. Harlech Castle is situated 2 miles southwest of Penmaen.

Tygwyn railway station

Railway station

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Tygwyn railway station is located at a level crossing on the A496 between Harlech and Talsarnau near the estuary of the Afon Dwyryd in Gwynedd, Wales.

Y Lasynys Fawr

Museum

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Y Lasynys Fawr is a museum.

Places in the Area

Eisingrug

Hamlet

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Eisingrug is a rural hamlet near Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales. It is located to the southeast of Porthmadog. Formerly at the edge of the parish of Llandecwyn, the hamlet was served by the church of Saint Tecwyn in the hills above Llandecwyn, and a Wesleyan Methodist chapel at the other end of the Bryn Bwbach to Esingrug road.

Soar

Village

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Soar is a small village or hamlet in Gwynedd, Wales. It is located about 4 miles northeast of Harlech, close to Talsarnau and Llandecwyn. It has no school; children in the hamlet go to school in Talsarnau.

Talsarnau

Village

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Talsarnau is a village and community in the Ardudwy area of Gwynedd in Wales. Its population was 525 in 2001, and had increased to 550 at the 2011 Census. Talsarnau is situated 1½ miles northeast of Penmaen.

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