Ynyscynhaearn

Ynyscynhaearn is a locality in Dolbenmaen, Gwynedd, Wales. Ynyscynhaearn is situated nearby to the hamlet Coed-y-Llyn, as well as near Cae Shôn.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Cynhaearn’s Church and Criccieth Castle.

St Cynhaearn’s Church

Church

Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Cynhaearn's Church is a redundant church standing in an isolated position on Ynyscynhaearn, a former island in Llyn Ystumllyn, 900 metres south of the village of Pentrefelin, near Criccieth in Gwynedd, Wales.

Criccieth Castle

Photo: Barry Skeates, CC BY 2.0.

Criccieth Castle is a ruined thirteenth-century castle in Criccieth, Gwynedd, Wales. It is located on a rocky headland overlooking Tremadog Bay and consists of an inner ward almost surrounded by an outer ward. Criccieth Castle is situated 1½ miles southwest of Ynyscynhaearn.

Criccieth Golf Course

Golf course

Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Criccieth Golf Club was a golf club based just outside Criccieth at Gwynedd, Wales. A 5787-yard-long, 18 hole hilltop course with par 69 and SSS of 68.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Morfa Bychan and Criccieth.

Morfa Bychan

Village

Photo: Peter Gordois, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Morfa Bychan is a village located in Gwynedd, North Wales, with a population of over 500, with an almost equal number of people born in England or Wales.

Criccieth

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Criccieth is a town in Gwynedd. It is one of the more easterly towns on the south coast of Llŷn 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.