Criccieth
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Criccieth, also spelled Cricieth, is a town and community in Gwynedd, Wales, on the boundary between the Llŷn Peninsula and Eifionydd. The town is 5 miles west of Porthmadog, 9 miles east of Pwllheli
The ruins of Criccieth Castle dominate the town
Criccieth Castle, c.1778
Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, who built Criccieth Castle around 1230, with his sons
In 1282 Criccieth Castle became part of a ring of castles surrounding Edward I's newly conquered territories in Wales.
Gwynedd
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Gwynedd is a county in the north-west of Wales. It borders Anglesey across the Menai Strait to the north, Conwy County Borough, Denbighshire, and Powys to the east, Ceredigion over the Dyfi estuary to
Dyffryn Ogwen and Nant Ffrancon, Snowdonia National Park
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View of Tremadog Bay