Porth Llawenan
Porth Llawenan is a beach in Wales, United Kingdom. Porth Llawenan is situated near the beach Porth Yr Alwm, as well as near Porth Ysgo.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Plas yn Rhiw and Castell Odo, Aberdaron.
Plas yn Rhiw
Museum
Plas yn Rhiw is an early 17th-century manor house in Y Rhiw, Gwynedd in northwestern Wales. The estate consists of a small house of Tudor/Georgian style, a garden of just under one acre in size, and many wooded acres. Plas yn Rhiw is situated 2 miles northeast of Porth Llawenan.
Castell Odo, Aberdaron
Archaeological site
Castell Odo, Aberdaron is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Porth Llawenan.
St Hywyn’s Church, Aberdaron
Church
The Church of St Hywyn, Aberdaron, Gwynedd, Wales, is a parish church dating from the 12th century. Its origins are earlier, as a clas church from the 5th to the 7th centuries. St Hywyn’s Church, Aberdaron is situated 2½ miles west of Porth Llawenan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Y Rhiw and Aberdaron.
Y Rhiw
Hamlet
Y Rhiw is a small village on the south west tip of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. The village forms part of the community of Aberdaron. From the village there are views towards Snowdonia. Nearby is the National Trust owned Plas yn Rhiw.
Aberdaron
Aberdaron is a village of almost 1,000 people in Gwynedd. About three quarters of the community speak the Welsh language. It sits along a beautiful coast, and tourism has joined sheep-rearing as the village's main economic activity.Bryncroes
Hamlet
Bryncroes is a hamlet and former civil parish in Gwynedd in Wales, and lies on the Llŷn Peninsula approximately 2 km west of Sarn Meyllteyrn. The parish was abolished in 1934 and divided between Botwnnog and Aberdaron. Bryncroes is situated 3½ miles north of Porth Llawenan.
Porth Llawenan
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.80362° or 52° 48′ 13″ north
Longitude
-4.65269° or 4° 39′ 10″ west
Open location code
9C4QR83W+CW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Porth Yr Alwm and Porth Ysgo.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Ysgo and Congl Cae Hen.
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