Gwrach Ynys

Gwrach Ynys is a residential area in Talsarnau, Gwynedd, Wales. Gwrach Ynys is situated near the archaeological site Tanforhesgen Defended Enclosure, as well as near the peak Ogof Foel.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Ogof Foel and Tygwyn railway station.

Ogof Foel

Peak

Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ogof Foel is a peak.

Tygwyn railway station

Railway station

Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tygwyn railway station is located at a level crossing on the A496 between Harlech and Talsarnau near the estuary of the Afon Dwyryd in Gwynedd, Wales. Tygwyn railway station is situated 1 mile northeast of Gwrach Ynys.

Morfa Harlech National Nature Reserve

Nature reserve

Morfa Harlech National Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Wales, located north of Harlech. The reserve reaches across expanses of open sand and sea towards Snowdonia and contains one of the two extensive sand dune systems which make up much of the sandy Meirionnydd coastline, it carries particular importance as the only growing dune system in Wales.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eisingrug and Talsarnau.

Eisingrug

Hamlet

Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eisingrug is a rural hamlet near Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales. It is located to the southeast of Porthmadog. Formerly at the edge of the parish of Llandecwyn, the hamlet was served by the church of Saint Tecwyn in the hills above Llandecwyn, and a Wesleyan Methodist chapel at the other end of the Bryn Bwbach to Esingrug road. Eisingrug is situated 1½ miles east of Gwrach Ynys.

Talsarnau

Village

Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Talsarnau is a village and community in the Ardudwy area of Gwynedd in Wales. Its population was 525 in 2001, and had increased to 550 at the 2011 Census. Talsarnau is situated 2 miles northeast of Gwrach Ynys.

Portmeirion

Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Portmeirion is an Italian renaissance-style village on the coast of North Wales, most famous for being the setting of the cult television program The Prisoner.

Gwrach Ynys

Type: Residential area
Location: Talsarnau, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.8868° or 52° 53′ 13″ north

Longitude

-4.09888° or 4° 5′ 56″ west

Open location code

9C4QVWP2+PC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 333975323

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Tanforhesgen Defended Enclosure and Ynys Llanfihangel-y-traethau.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Tanforhesgen and Cefn.

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