Clynnog Fawr

Coordinates: 53°01′12″N 4°21′50″W / 53.020°N 4.364°W / 53.020; -4.364
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Clynnog Fawr
Clynnog
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCAERNARFON
Postcode districtLL54
Dialling code01286
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Gwynedd
53°01′12″N 4°21′50″W / 53.020°N 4.364°W / 53.020; -4.364

Clynnog Fawr, often simply called "Clynnog", is a village and community on the north coast of Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It is in the historic county of Caernarfonshire. The community includes Pant Glas.

Clynnog Fawr lies on the

2011 Census.[1] The community covers an area of 4,551 hectares (17.57 sq mi).[2] The main feature of the village is the parish church, dedicated to Saint Beuno, which is much larger than would be expected in a village of Clynnog's size. The site is said to be that of a Celtic monastery founded by Beuno in the early 7th century. Clynnog means 'the place of the holly-trees': compare Breton Quelneuc
(Kelenneg), Gaelic Cuilneach. In Middle Welsh, its name was Celynnog.[3] It developed into an important foundation and some Welsh law manuscripts specify that the Abbot of Clynnog was entitled to a seat at the court of the king of Gwynedd.

St Beuno's Well
The church's freestanding tide dial

The church is recorded as having been burnt in 978 by the

canonical sundial
dated between the late 10th century and the early 12th century. Ffynnon Beuno (St Beuno's Well) is a Grade II* listed structure at the south-west end of the village.

The church is a major location on the

North Wales Pilgrims Way.[4]
The church is open from 10am to 4pm every day.

The area has been the site of a number of battles, including the Battle of Bron yr Erw in 1075 when Gruffudd ap Cynan's first bid to become king of Gwynedd was defeated by Trahaearn ap Caradog, and the Battle of Bryn Derwin in 1255 when Llywelyn ap Gruffudd defeated his brothers Owain and Dafydd to become sole ruler of Gwynedd.

Modern era

Clynog Golf Club (now defunct) appeared only briefly after World War I. It had disappeared by the mid-1920s.[5]

Clynnog's population was 997, according to the

2001.[6]

The 2011 census showed 73.2% of the population could speak Welsh, a rise from 67.2% in 2001.[7]

The Clynnog

electoral ward elects one councillor to sit on Gwynedd Council
. Clynnog is covered by a Neighbourhood Policing Team based in the nearby village of Penygroes.

Notable people

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clynnog Fawr.
  1. ^ "Community/Ward population 2011". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Area: Clynnog (Parish)". Office for National Statistics. 30 January 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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  4. ^ "Taith Pererin Gogledd Cymru ~ North Wales Pilgrim's Way". www.pilgrims-way-north-wales.org. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Clynog Golf Club", "Golf’s Missing Links".
  6. ^ "Area: Clocaenog (Parish)". Office for National Statistics. 18 November 2004. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  7. ^ "2011 Census results by Community". Welsh Language Commissioner. 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Summary Description of a Listed Building: Tomb of Eben Fardd". CADW. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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