Hir Ynys
Hir Ynys is a forest in Llanfrothen, Gwynedd, Wales. Hir Ynys is situated nearby to the locality Ynys y Gwely, as well as near the neighborhood Morfa Gwyllt.Places of Interest
Highlights include Penrhyndeudraeth railway station and Minffordd railway station.
Penrhyndeudraeth railway station
Railway station
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Penrhyndeudraeth railway station is a railway station serving the small town of Penrhyndeudraeth on the Dwyryd Estuary in Gwynedd, Wales. It is a station on the Cambrian Coast Railway with services between Shrewsbury and Pwllheli via Machynlleth.
Minffordd railway station
Railway station
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Minffordd railway station is a pair of adjacent stations on separate lines in Gwynedd, Wales. The mainline station opened as Minfford Junction on 1 August 1872 at the point where the then recently built Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway line from Dovey Junction to Pwllheli passes under the earlier narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway.
Plas Brondanw
Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plas Brondanw in Garreg, Llanfrothen, Gwynedd, North Wales, was the family home of Clough Williams-Ellis, creator of the Italianate village Portmeirion, and elements of similar architectural styles can be seen at both locations.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portmeirion and Porthmadog.
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.
Porthmadog
Photo: Rob Phillips, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Porthmadog, formerly Portmadoc, is a small coastal town in Gwynedd with a population of 4,000. It has a picturesque harbour. 19th-century wharves survive, but the harbour is used by leisure yachts.
Tremadog
Village
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tremadog is a village in the community of Porthmadog, in Gwynedd, north west Wales; about one mile north of Porthmadog town centre. It was a planned settlement, founded by William Madocks, who bought the land in 1798.
Hir Ynys
- Type: Forest
- Also known as: “Long Island”
- Location: Llanfrothen, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.9433° or 52° 56′ 36″ northLongitude
-4.08° or 4° 4′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C4QWWV9+8XOpenStreetMap ID
way 359428989OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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