Pant Glas
| Pant Glas | |
|---|---|
Clynnog | |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GARNDOLBENMAEN |
| Postcode district | LL51 |
| Dialling code | 01766 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
Dwyfor Meirionnydd | |
Pant Glas (
Clynnog. Historically in Caernarfonshire, it is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Caernarfon, 9 miles (14 km) north-west of Porthmadog, and 10 miles (16 km) north-east of Pwllheli. Nearby is the former Pant Glas railway station on the closed Carnarvonshire Railway. The station closed in January 1957. The railway closed in 1964 and has since been replaced with the Lôn Eifion cycle track. Also nearby is the Arfon transmitting station
, the tallest structure in Wales.
Welsh
opera singer Sir Bryn Terfel was brought up at Fferm Nant Cyll Ucha, located just outside the hamlet.[1]
In February 2005, the speed limit for the A487 in Pant Glas was reduced from 50 mph (80 km/h) to 40 mph (64 km/h).[2]
References
- ^ "Bryn Terfel; One of the world's most renowned opera stars". BBC - North West Wales Arts. BBC. Archived from the original on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
- Welsh Assembly Government. Archived from the originalon 16 July 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
External links
Media related to Pant Glas at Wikimedia Commons
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