Gallt-y-celyn Hut Circles

Gallt-y-celyn Hut Circles is an archaeological site in Llanrug, Gwynedd, Wales. Gallt-y-celyn Hut Circles is situated nearby to the archaeological site Mur Moch Hut Circle, as well as near Parc Y Gleision Standing Stone.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Penllyn railway station and Dolbadarn Castle.

Penllyn railway station

Railway station

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Penllyn railway station is the northern terminus of the Llanberis Lake Railway, located near Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales. The station has no platform, but passengers are allowed to alight. Penllyn railway station is situated 4,200 feet northeast of Gallt-y-celyn Hut Circles.

Dolbadarn Castle

Castle

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Dolbadarn Castle is a fortification built by the Welsh prince Llywelyn the Great during the early 13th century, at the base of the Llanberis Pass, in northern Wales. Dolbadarn Castle is situated 2½ miles southeast of Gallt-y-celyn Hut Circles.

Glynrhonwy Slate Quarry

Quarry

Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Glynrhonwy quarries were two adjacent quarries in the Glynrhonwy area, north-west of Llanberis, in Carnarvonshire, Wales. They were: The quarries operated internal railways of 2 ft gauge and were served by Glynrhonwy Siding off the LNWR's Caernarfon to Llanberis branch. Glynrhonwy Slate Quarry is situated 1 mile southeast of Gallt-y-celyn Hut Circles.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cwm-y-glo and Brynrefail.

Cwm-y-glo

Village

Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cwm-y-glo is a small village in Wales, 4+1⁄2 miles east of Caernarfon, between Llanberis and Llanrug. It is in the Dwyfor Meirionnydd UK constituency, the community of Llanrug, and the Gwynedd Council electoral ward.

Brynrefail

Village

Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brynrefail is a small village in Gwynedd, Wales. The village is in the Dwyfor Meirionnydd UK constituency and the Gwynedd Council Ward of Penisa'r Waun.

Clwt-y-bont

Hamlet

Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clwt-y-bont is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, lying just to the south of Deiniolen. The two villages form one urban unit. Both were built in the early 19th century to house workers in the Dinorwig slate quarry, and both suffered when the quarry was closed in 1969. Clwt-y-bont is situated 1½ miles northeast of Gallt-y-celyn Hut Circles.

Gallt-y-celyn Hut Circles

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Llanrug, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.13065° or 53° 7′ 50″ north

Longitude

-4.16551° or 4° 9′ 56″ west

Open location code

9C5Q4RJM+7Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4705869947

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Highlights include Gallt-y-celyn Hut Circles and Mur Moch Hut Circle.

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