Dolwyddelan

Dolwyddelan
Dolwyddelan Castle on its hill
Part of the village of Dolwyddelan
Saint Gwyddelan's Church at Dolwyddelan

Dolwyddelan, Welsh language : 'the meadow of Gwyddelan', is a village and community in Conwy county borough, north Wales, on the main A470 road between Blaenau Ffestiniog and Betws-y-Coed. The name of the village translates as "Gwyddelan's meadow", referring to the 5th or 6th century Saint Gwyddelan, after whom the parish church is named.

According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, 55.1% of the residents of the town could speak Welsh.

The village is particularly noted for Dolwyddelan Castle, the reputed birthplace of Prince Llywelyn ap Iorwerth (Llywelyn the Great). It has a railway station on the Conwy Valley Line.

Nearby mountains include Moel Siabod to the north, Moel Penamnen and Y Ro Wen to the south and, further afield, Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) lies approximately 10 miles to the west. Carreg Alltrem, a crag used by many rock climbers, can be found about a mile south of the village.

Famous inhabitants

Angharad James, poet, lived in Cwm Penamnen, to the south of the village, most of her life and is buried in Saint Gwyddelan's church.

The village is the birthplace of Welsh preacher John Jones, Talysarn.

Playwright, Writer and Theatre Critic Paul Griffiths (Wales) also lived and worked here.

Film

In 1980 Walt Disney took over Dolwyddelan Castle and surrounding grounds to film all the external castle scenes in the film Dragonslayer. During the making of Dragonslayer many other scenes were shot in North Wales.

External links

Coordinates: 53°03′17″N 3°53′20″W / 53.05474°N 3.88883°W / 53.05474; -3.88883



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