Pen-y-bwlch
Pen-y-bwlch is a peak in Llanaelhaearn, Gwynedd, Wales and has an elevation of 863 feet. Pen-y-bwlch is situated nearby to the village Trefor, as well as near the hamlet Gyrngôch.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tre’r Ceiri and Gyrn Ddu.
Tre’r Ceiri
Archaeological site
Tre'r Ceiri is a hillfort dating back to the Iron Age. The name means "town of the giants", from cewri, plural of cawr, "giant". The settlement is 450 metres above sea level on the slopes of Yr Eifl, a mountain on the north coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, north-western Wales.
Gyrn Ddu
Peak
Gyrn Ddu is a hill near the northeastern corner of the Llŷn Peninsula in the community of Llanaelhaearn in the county of Gwynedd in North Wales. It forms the western half of a wider upland area, another significant top of which is the 510 m summit of Bwlch Mawr to the east.
Yr Eifl
Peak
Yr Eifl, sometimes called the Rivals in English, is a group of hills on the north coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. On a clear day, the views from the highest summit reach as far as the Isle of Man, the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland and the Lake District, as well as the entire sweep of Cardigan Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trefor and Clynnog Fawr.
Trefor
Village
Trefor is a village on the northern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula, in Gwynedd, Wales. It had a population of 1,067 at the 2021 Census. Trefor is in the community of Trefor a Llanaelhaearn, and Llithfaen is nearby.
Clynnog Fawr
Village
Nant Gwrtheyrn
Hamlet
Nant Gwrtheyrn is a Welsh language and heritage centre, located near the village of Llithfaen on the northern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula, Gwynedd, in northwest Wales.
Pen-y-bwlch
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 863 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Llanaelhaearn, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.9889° or 52° 59′ 20″ north
Longitude
-4.3946° or 4° 23′ 41″ west
Elevation
863 feet (263 metres)
Open location code
9C4QXJQ4+H5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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