North Wales
Gwynedd
Porthmadog

Rhiw-for-fawr

Rhiw-for-fawr is a peak in , , and has an elevation of 131 feet. Rhiw-for-fawr is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Criccieth Castle and Criccieth railway station.

Photo: Barry Skeates, CC BY 2.0.
is a ruined thirteenth-century castle in , , Wales. It is located on a rocky headland overlooking and consists of an inner ward almost surrounded by an outer ward.

Railway station
Photo: Alan Fryer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the seaside town of on the in , .

Golf course
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Criccieth Golf Club was a golf club based just outside at , . A 5787-yard-long, 18 hole hilltop course with par 69 and SSS of 68.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Criccieth and Tremadog.

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is a town in . It is one of the more easterly towns on the south coast of and overlooks Tremadog Bay. It is associated with the one time prime minister of the UK, David Lloyd George, who grew up in the nearby village of Llanystumdwy.

Village
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is a village in the community of , in , north west ; about one mile north of Porthmadog town centre. It was a planned settlement, founded by William Madocks, who bought the land in 1798.

Village
Photo: Peter Gordois, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village located in , , with a population of over 500, with an almost equal number of people born in England or Wales.

Rhiw-for-fawr

Latitude
52.9193° or 52° 55′ 10″ north
Longitude
-4.2105° or 4° 12′ 38″ west
Elevation
131 feet (40 metres)
Open location code
9C4QWQ9Q+PR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3573387493
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
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