Ysgol Tanycastell
Ysgol Tanycastell is a school in Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales which is located on Hwylfa’r Nant. Ysgol Tanycastell is situated nearby to Harlech Fire Station, as well as near Harlech railway station.- Type: School
- Description: school in Gwynedd, UK
- Also known as: “Ysgol Tan y Castell”
- Address: Hwylfa’r Nant, Harlech, LL46 2UE
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Harlech Castle and Harlech railway station.
Harlech Castle
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Harlech Castle in Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales, is a Grade I listed medieval fortification built onto a rocky knoll close to the Irish Sea. It was built by Edward I during his invasion of Wales between 1282 and 1289 at the relatively modest cost of £8,190. Harlech Castle is situated 1,300 feet south of Ysgol Tanycastell.
Harlech railway station
Railway station
Photo: Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harlech railway station is located at a level crossing on the A496 in the centre of the town of Harlech in Gwynedd, North Wales. The waiting shelters were installed to cater for the high numbers of schoolchildren commuting to and from the adjacent secondary school, Ysgol Ardudwy. Harlech railway station is situated 740 feet southwest of Ysgol Tanycastell.
Ysgol Ardudwy
School
Ysgol Ardudwy is a bilingual secondary school for 11–16 year olds at Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales. It serves the seaside communities of Penrhyndeudraeth, Harlech, Abermaw and nearby villages. It had 323 pupils on the roll in 2023. Ysgol Ardudwy is situated 950 feet west of Ysgol Tanycastell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llandanwg and Eisingrug.
Llandanwg
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Llandanwg is a village in the Llanfair community of the Ardudwy area of Gwynedd, Wales. Situated on the coast, it has a railway station and a Grade II listed medieval church. Llandanwg is situated 2 miles south of Ysgol Tanycastell.
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 2½ miles northeast of Ysgol Tanycastell.
Pentre Gwynfryn
Village
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Pentre Gwynfryn is a village in the Ardudwy area of Gwynedd, Wales, about 1 mile east of Llanbedr. The village is at the confluence of the River Artro and the River Cwmnantcol. Pentre Gwynfryn is situated 3 miles south of Ysgol Tanycastell.
Ysgol Tanycastell
- Categories: Welsh-medium school and education
- Location: Harlech, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.86325° or 52° 51′ 48″ northLongitude
-4.10701° or 4° 6′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C4QVV7V+85OpenStreetMap ID
way 71230373OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q66007346
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In Other Languages
“Ysgol Tanycastell” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Ysgol Tanycastell”
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