Madog

Madog is a farm in Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd, Wales. Madog is situated nearby to the archaeological site Caer Gai Roman fort, as well as near the forest Coed Glanllyn.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Llanuwchllyn railway station and Pentrepiod Halt railway station.

Llanuwchllyn railway station

Railway station

Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.

Llanuwchllyn railway station in the village of Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd, Wales, was formerly a station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line. It closed to passengers on Monday 18 January 1965 at the same time as the rest of the line, but subsequently reopened in 1972 as the southern terminus of the narrow gauge Bala Lake Railway. Llanuwchllyn railway station is situated 3,600 feet south of Madog.

Pentrepiod Halt railway station

Railway station

Photo: Timothy Titus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pentrepiod railway station is a small unstaffed railway halt on the Bala Lake Railway alongside the B4403. Trains will stop here by request only, and the station can only be accessed by means of footpaths around the lake. Pentrepiod Halt railway station is situated 3,700 feet east of Madog.

Caer Gai

House

Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Caer Gai is a Grade II listed Roman fort in the district of Penllyn, Gwynedd, Wales, UK. It is located about 1 mile or 1.6 km north of the village of Llanuwchllyn, and the same distance west of Llyn Tegid. Caer Gai is situated 2,400 feet northwest of Madog.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanuwchllyn and Llangywer.

Llanuwchllyn

Village

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Llanuwchllyn is a village and community in Gwynedd, Wales, near the southern end of Llyn Tegid. It is one of the most sparsely populated communities in Wales.

Llangywer

Village

Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llangywer is a community near Bala, Gwynedd, Wales. It is in the historic county of Merionethshire, and is located on the south side of Llyn Tegid. In 2011 the population of Llangywer was 260, with 67.2% of them able to speak Welsh.