Nant Gwrtheyrn
Nant Gwrtheyrn is a Welsh Language and Heritage Centre, located near the village of Llithfaen on the northern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula, Gwynedd, in northwest Wales.Photo: Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: Welsh Language and Heritage Centre
- Also known as: “Porth y Nant”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Capel Seilo and Yr Eifl.
Yr Eifl
Peak
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yr Eifl, sometimes called the Rivals in English, is a group of hills on the north coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. On a clear day, the views from the highest summit reach as far as the Isle of Man, the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland and the Lake District, as well as the entire sweep of Cardigan Bay.
Trefor Quarry
Quarry
The Trefor Quarry railway was an industrial, 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in narrow-gauge railway connecting the Trefor granite quarry with the pier at Llanaelhaearn on the Llŷn Peninsula.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llithfaen and Trefor.
Llithfaen
Village
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llithfaen is a village on the North West of Wales on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. It is within the community of Pistyll near Caernarfon Bay. Pwllheli is the nearest town, approximately 8 miles away, and Caernarfon is 16 miles away.
Trefor
Village
Photo: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trefor is a village on the northern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula, in Gwynedd, Wales. It had a population of 1,067 at the 2021 Census. Trefor is in the community of Trefor a Llanaelhaearn, and Llithfaen is nearby. Trefor is situated 2 miles northeast of Nant Gwrtheyrn.
Llanaelhaearn
Village
Photo: Alan Fryer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanaelhaearn is a village on the Llŷn Peninsula in the county of Gwynedd, Wales. Located in the community of Trefor a Llanaelhaearn which also includes the larger village of Trefor and has a population of 1,067, increasing to 1,117 at the 2011 Census. Llanaelhaearn is situated 2½ miles east of Nant Gwrtheyrn.
Nant Gwrtheyrn
- Categories: lost city and locality
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.97549° or 52° 58′ 32″ northLongitude
-4.4592° or 4° 27′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C4QXGGR+58OpenStreetMap ID
node 1402466868OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q3402681
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Nant Gwrtheyrn” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Nant Gwrtheyrn”
- Dutch: “Nant Gwrtheyrn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نانت جورثيرن”
- Spanish: “Nant Gwrtheyrn”
- Welsh: “Nant Gwrtheyrn”
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