Capel Salem, Pwllheli

Name: Capel Salem
Address: Pwllheli, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Pwllheli

Top attraction, Church

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Capel Salem is a Grade II-listed building in Pwllheli, Gwynedd, Wales. Built in 1862, it was remodelled and enlarged in 1893. A fire was started in 1913 by a local person who tried to steal money from the chapel; when he found none he set fire to the building. It was then closed until 1915 after restoration. ()

Coordinates: 52°53'23"N, 4°24'50"W

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Pwllheli United Kingdom

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Capel Salem – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Carreg yr Imbill, Garn Boduan, Carnguwch, Capel Newydd.

0.8 miSE
Rock
Carreg yr Imbill, Pwllheli
21 min walk • Carreg yr Imbill is the remains of a large dolerite with pegmatite pods and quarry at Pwllheli, Gwynedd, Wales. The dolerite was mined by the Liverpool and Pwllheli Granite Company, which used the diorite for stone setts to pave the streets.
4.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Garn Boduan, Nefyn
122 min walk • Garn Boduan is an Iron Age hillfort and hill near Nefyn, on the Llŷn Peninsula in Wales. In a survey in the 1950s the traces of over 170 round houses were identified on this site, and around 100 round houses are still visible on the ground.
4.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Carnguwch
123 min walk • Carnguwch is a former civil parish in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. It was abolished in 1934, and incorporated into Pistyll. The parish included 1,179 feet high Mynydd Carnguwch.
6.2 miSW
Church
Capel Newydd
160 min walk • Capel Newydd, Nanhoron, near Llanengan, Gwynedd, Wales is probably the oldest surviving Nonconformist chapel in North Wales. The chapel dates from 1770-72.
~1580 ftSW
52°53'11"N • 4°25'7"W
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