Foel Fawr

Foel Fawr is a peak in Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Gwynedd, Wales and has an elevation of 1,142 feet. Foel Fawr is situated nearby to the village Abergynolwyn, as well as near the locality Bryn Eglyws.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castell y Bere and Tarrenhendre.

Castell y Bere

Castle

Castell y Bere is a Welsh castle near Llanfihangel-y-pennant in Gwynedd, Wales. Constructed by Llywelyn the Great in the 1220s, the stone castle was intended to maintain his authority over the local people and to defend the south-west part of the princedom of Gwynedd.

Tarrenhendre

Peak

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Tarrenhendre is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales. It is one of the Marilyns in the Cadair Idris group.

Abergynolwyn railway station

Railway station

Photo: Ken Crosby, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Abergynolwyn railway station is a station on the Talyllyn Railway near Abergynolwyn, Gwynedd, in Mid-Wales. It is 6.55 miles from Tywyn Wharf. The name 'Abergynolwyn' means 'Mouth-of-the-River-with-a-Whirlpool'.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanfihangel-y-Pennant and Abergynolwyn.

Llanfihangel-y-Pennant

Village

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Llanfihangel-y-Pennant is a hamlet and wider, very sparsely populated community in the Meirionnydd area of Gwynedd in Wales. It is located in the foothills of Cadair Idris, and has a population of 402, reducing to 339 at the 2011 Census.

Abergynolwyn

Village

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Abergynolwyn is a village in southern Gwynedd, Wales, located at the confluence of the Nant Gwernol and the Afon Dysynni. The population of the community which is named after the village of Llanfihangel-y-Pennant was 339 at the 2011 census.