Pen Llystyn

#6833 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Pen Llystyn, sometimes referred to as Pen Llys Tyn, was a Roman fort located to the north of Bryncir, between Porthmadog and Caernarfon in Gwynedd, north Wales. The fort itself stands on the east bank of the Afon Dwyfach. ()

Area: 3.95 acres (0.0062 mi²)Coordinates: 52°59'1"N, 4°16'11"W

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Pen Llystyn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Criccieth Golf Course, Criccieth Castle, Llyn Nantlle Uchaf, Lloyd George Museum.

4.1 miSE
Golf
Criccieth Golf Course, Criccieth
106 min walk • Criccieth Golf Club was a golf club based just outside Criccieth at Gwynedd, Wales. A 5787-yard-long, 18 hole hilltop course with par 69 and SSS of 68. The club opened in 1905. In 2015 the club was named among Bryn Terfel's favourite courses in the “Wales Golf Annual Brochure”. This club has a "members only" policy.
4.9 miS
Forts and castles
Criccieth Castle, Criccieth
126 min walk • Criccieth Castle is a native Welsh castle situated on the headland between two beaches in Criccieth, Gwynedd, in North Wales, on a rocky peninsula overlooking Tremadog Bay.
5.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Nantlle Uchaf, Snowdonia National Park
136 min walk • Llyn Nantlle Uchaf is a lake in the Nantlle Valley, Gwynedd, Wales. The lake forms the foreground in Richard Wilson's painting "Snowdon from Llyn Nantlle". Llyn Nantlle Isaf no longer exists as it was drained to protect the slate works.
4.2 miS
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Lloyd George Museum, Criccieth
107 min walk • The Lloyd George Museum is dedicated to the life and times of David Lloyd George, the Welshman who was prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922. It is located in Lloyd George's home village of Llanystumdwy, Wales, where he is buried, and is run by Gwynedd Council.
5.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel Hebog, Snowdonia National Park
141 min walk • Moel Hebog is a mountain in Snowdonia, north Wales which dominates the view west from the village of Beddgelert. It gives name to a whole range of peaks in the north-western corner of Snowdonia, which include the Nantlle Ridge and Mynydd Mawr.
5.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel yr Ogof, Snowdonia National Park
131 min walk • Moel yr Ogof is a summit in Snowdonia. It is a subsidiary summit of Moel Hebog and a sister peak to the lower Moel Lefn. There is an asbestos trial mine located on the summit.
5.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Trum y Ddysgl, Snowdonia National Park
146 min walk • Trum y Ddysgl is a mountain in Snowdonia, north Wales and is the second highest summit on the celebrated Nantlle Ridge. It is also one half of the two Marilyns that make up the ridge, the other being Craig Cwm Silyn.
6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel y Gest, Tremadog
153 min walk • Moel y Gest is a 263 m hill to the west of Porthmadog in North Wales. It is a very rocky hill with high topographic prominence because of the lower land that surrounds it on all sides, and qualifies as a Marilyn.
4.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Nantlle Ridge, Rhyd Ddu
104 min walk • The Nantlle Ridge is the name given to a small range of mountains in Snowdonia, north Wales which runs south-west from the village of Rhyd Ddu for a distance of about 9 km, ending above Nebo in the Nantlle Valley.
2.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mynydd Graig Goch, Snowdonia National Park
59 min walk • Mynydd Graig Goch is the western end peak of the Nantlle Ridge, and is a subsidiary summit of Craig Cwm Silyn. It is also the most westerly 2000 ft peak in Wales.
5.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mynydd Tal-y-Mignedd, Snowdonia National Park
133 min walk • Mynydd Tal-y-Mignedd is a peak on the Nantlle Ridge in Snowdonia, north Wales. It is located at the center of the ridge, and is a subsidiary summit of Trum y Ddysgl.