Monday, 10 May 2010
Abersoch
bersoch is a large village in the community of Llanengan in Gwynedd, Wales. It is a popular coastal seaside resort with approximately 1,000 inhabitants,[citation needed] lying on the east-facing south coast of the Llŷn Peninsula at the southern terminus of the A499. It is situated some 11 km (7 miles) south west of Pwllheli and 43 km (27 miles) south west of the county seat, Caernarfon. The village takes its name from the river, the Afon Soch, which reaches the sea in the village.
Sunday, 9 May 2010
Sir Bertram Clough Williams-Ellis
Sir Bertram Clough Williams-Ellis, CBE, MC (28 May 1883 – 9 April 1978) was an English-born Welsh-based architect of Welsh extraction, known chiefly as creator of the Italianate village of Portmeirion in North Wales.
Clough is also known for his design (in the 1930s) of the former summit building on Snowdon,
Saturday, 8 May 2010
Llŷn Peninsula
The Llŷn Peninsula extends 30 miles (48 km) into the Irish Sea from north west Wales, south west of the Isle of Anglesey. It is part of the modern county and historic region of Gwynedd. The name is thought to be of Irish origin, and to have the same root – Laigin (Laighin) in Irish – as the word Leinster. The name Llŷn is also sometimes spelled Lleyn, a spelling which is less common today than in the past and is generally considered to be an anglicisation which ignores the phonetic values of Welsh. Much of the eastern part of the peninsula, around Criccieth, is technically part of Eifionydd rather than Llŷn, although the modern boundaries are somewhat vague.
cars in north wales
cars in north wales
Tuesday, 4 May 2010
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