Carnguwch

#5933 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. ()

Coordinates: 52°57'32"N, 4°25'17"W

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Carnguwch – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tre'r Ceiri, Carreg yr Imbill, Yr Eifl, Capel Salem.

1.1 miN
Archaeological site
Tre'r Ceiri
29 min walk • Tre'r Ceiri is a hillfort dating back to the Iron Age. The name means 'town of the giants', from cewri, plural of cawr, 'giant'.
5.4 miS
Rock
Carreg yr Imbill, Pwllheli
139 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.
1.3 miNW
Natural attraction, Mountain, Park
Yr Eifl
33 min walk • Yr Eifl, sometimes called the Rivals in English, is a group of hills on the north coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales.
4.8 miS
Church
Capel Salem, Pwllheli
123 min walk • 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.
4.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Garn Boduan, Nefyn
114 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.
1.9 miNW
Historic walking areas, Neighbourhood, Scenic walking areas
Nant Gwrtheyrn, Pwllheli
49 min walk • Nant Gwrtheyrn is a Welsh Language and Heritage Centre, located near the village of Llithfaen on the northern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula, Gwynedd, in northwest Wales.
2.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gyrn Ddu
75 min walk • Gyrn Ddu is a hill near the northeastern corner of the Llŷn Peninsula in the community of Llanaelhaearn in the county of Gwynedd in North Wales.
4.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bwlch Mawr
114 min walk • Bwlch Mawr is a hill near the northeastern corner of the Llŷn Peninsula in the community of Clynnog in the county of Gwynedd in North Wales. Its name is an odd one for a hill, as it means "big pass" in English.
5 miS
52°53'11"N • 4°25'7"W
Pwllheli Amusements, Pwllheli
128 min walk • Arcade