Frongoch Internment Camp memorial

Frongoch internment camp at in , Wales was a makeshift place of imprisonment during the First World War and the 1916 Easter Rising.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: Internment camp in Wales
  • Also known as: “Frongoch internment camp”
  • Inscription: “[ga, cy, en] Frongoch ~ 1,800 Irishmen were interned here after the Easter Rising, Dublin, 1916.”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cwmtirmynach Chapel and Pen Ty-Nant.

Church
Photo: Chris Andrews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church, which is situated 1 mile northeast of Frongoch Internment Camp memorial.

Peak
Snowdonia, or Eryri, is a mountainous region and national park in . It contains all 15 mountains in Wales over 3000 feet high, including the country's highest, , which is 1,085 metres tall. is situated 1½ miles south of Frongoch Internment Camp memorial.

Stadium
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a community playing field in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home ground of Bala Town. The stadium holds 3,000 people, with 504 seats and has been used by Bala Town since the 1950s. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Frongoch Internment Camp memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frongoch and Rhyd-uchaf.

Village
Photo: Ralph Rawlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village located in , . It lies close to the market town of , on the A4212 road. It was the home of the internment camp, used to hold German prisoners-of-war during First World War, and then Irish Republican prisoners from the 1916 Rising.

Hamlet
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in , Wales, approximately 2.4 miles northwest of and 1.4 miles south of , on an unnamed road which provides access to . The community population taken at the 2011 census was 78.

Hamlet
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small hamlet in , , approximately 4 miles northwest of , on an unnamed road, 2.3 miles from and in the shadow of . The community population taken at the 2011 census was 20. is situated 2 miles southwest of Frongoch Internment Camp memorial.

Frongoch Internment Camp memorial

Latitude
52.94066° or 52° 56′ 26″ north
Longitude
-3.63365° or 3° 38′ 1″ west
Open location code
9C4RW9R8+7G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6501076666
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q1782603
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Frongoch Internment Camp memorial” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Frongocheko barneratze esparrua”
  • Basque: “Frongocheko barneratze zelaia”
  • Catalan: “camp d’internament de Frongoch”
  • Catalan: “Camp d’internament de Frongoch”
  • Galician: “Campo de Internamento de Frongoch”
  • Irish: “Campa imtheorannachta Frongoch”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Frongoch interneringsleir”
  • Norwegian: “Frongoch interneringsleir”
  • Welsh: “Carchar Gwersyll Fron-goch”
  • Welsh: “Cofeb gwersyll carchar Frongoch”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mynwent Frongoch and Chapel Falls.

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