Tan-y-lôn
Tan-y-lôn is a hamlet in Llanllechid, Gwynedd, Wales. Tan-y-lôn is situated nearby to the hamlet Ty’n-yr-hendre, as well as near Aber-Ogwen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum and Bangor Cathedral.
Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum
Museum
Photo: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum is a museum of industrial railway equipment, located at Penrhyn Castle near Bangor in Wales. In the nineteenth century, Penrhyn Castle was the home of the Pennant family, owners of the Penrhyn slate quarry at Bethesda.
Bangor Cathedral
Church
Photo: Denis Egan, CC BY 2.0.
Bangor Cathedral is the cathedral church of Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. It is dedicated to its founder, Saint Deiniol. The site of the present building of Bangor Cathedral has been in use as a place of Christian worship since the sixth century. Bangor Cathedral is situated 2½ miles west of Tan-y-lôn.
Bangor Mountain
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bangor Mountain is a scarp face of a hill below which the city of Bangor in Gwynedd, Wales, sits. Though not a mountain in the true sense of the word it is so-called because of the way it rears up behind Bangor and appears mountainous, especially from the Glan Adda, High Street and Hirael areas of the city. Bangor Mountain is situated 2 miles west of Tan-y-lôn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Talybont and Llandygai.
Talybont
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Talybont, is a small village to the southeast of the city of Bangor in Gwynedd, north Wales, in the community of Llanllechid, and next to Llandygai. It had a population of 465 as of 2011.
Llandygai
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Llandygai is a small village and community on the A5 road between Bangor and Talybont in Gwynedd, Wales. It affords a view of the nearby Carneddau mountain range.
Tregarth
Village
Photo: Nigel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tregarth is a village between the town of Bethesda and the city of Bangor in Gwynedd, North Wales. It is in Llandygai Community. It had a population of over 1,300 as of the 2011 census. Tregarth is situated 2 miles south of Tan-y-lôn.
Tan-y-lôn
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Llanllechid, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.21835° or 53° 13′ 6″ northLongitude
-4.07189° or 4° 4′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C5Q6W9H+86OpenStreetMap ID
node 649900400OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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