Llyn Hesgin

Llyn Hesgin is a lake in Llandderfel, Gwynedd, Wales. Llyn Hesgin is situated nearby to the peak Craig yr Hafod, as well as near Llechwedd Du.

Photo: Roger Brooks, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Carnedd y Filiast and Waun Garnedd-y-filiast.

Carnedd y Filiast

Peak

Photo: John Horner, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Carnedd y Filiast is a mountain near Cerrigydrudion on the border of the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales and is 669 metres high.

Waun Garnedd-y-filiast

Peak

Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.

Waun Garnedd-y-filiast is a top of Carnedd y Filiast on the border of the Snowdonia National park near Cerrigydrudion in North Wales. It is part of the Arenig mountain range.

Carnedd Llechwedd-llyfn

Peak

Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.

Carnedd Llechwedd-llyfn is a subsidiary summit of Carnedd y Filiast on the border of Snowdonia National Park in Llandderfel, in Gwynedd. The northern slopes of the peak lie in Ysbyty Ifan, in Conwy. Carnedd Llechwedd-llyfn is situated 1½ miles west of Llyn Hesgin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capel Celyn and Frongoch.

Capel Celyn

Locality

Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Capel Celyn was a rural community to the northwest of Bala in Merionethshire, Wales, in the Tryweryn valley. The village and other parts of the valley were flooded in the Tryweryn flooding of 1965 to create a reservoir, Llyn Celyn, in order to supply Liverpool and Wirral with water for industry. Capel Celyn is situated 3 miles southwest of Llyn Hesgin.

Frongoch

Village

Photo: Ralph Rawlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Frongoch is a village located in Gwynedd, Wales. It lies close to the market town of Bala, on the A4212 road. It was the home of the Frongoch internment camp, used to hold German prisoners-of-war during First World War, and then Irish Republican prisoners from the 1916 Rising. Frongoch is situated 3½ miles southeast of Llyn Hesgin.

Llidiardau

Hamlet

Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llidiardau is a small hamlet in Gwynedd, North Wales, approximately 4 miles northwest of Bala, on an unnamed road, 2.3 miles from Arenig Fawr and in the shadow of Mynydd Nodol. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 20. Llidiardau is situated 4 miles south of Llyn Hesgin.

Llyn Hesgin

Type: Body of water
Description: lake in Gwynedd, Wales
Category: lake
Location: Llandderfel, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.98397° or 52° 59′ 2″ north

Longitude

-3.66233° or 3° 39′ 44″ west

Open location code

9C4RX8MQ+H3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 398334996

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

Wikidata ID

Q13129761

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Llyn Hesgin” goes by many names.

Albanian: “Llyn Hesgin”
Arabic: “Llyn Hesgin”
Dutch: “Llyn Hesgin”
French: “Llyn Hesgin”
Irish: “Llyn Hesgin”
Spanish: “Llyn Hesgin”
Twi: “Llyn Hesgin”
Welsh: “Llyn Hesgin”
Welsh: “Llyn Hesgyn”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Craig yr Hafod and Llechwedd Du.

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