Criccieth
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Criccieth is a town and community in Gwynedd, Wales, on the boundary between the Llŷn Peninsula and Eifionydd. The town is 5 miles (8 km) west of Porthmadog, 9 miles (14 km) east of Pwllheli and 17 miles (27 km) south of Caernarfon. It had a population of 1,826 in 2001, reducing to 1,753 at the 2011 census.
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, Denbighshire, and Powys to the east, Ceredigion over the Dyfi estuary to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. The city of Bangor is the largest settlement, and the administrative centre is Caernarfon. The preserved county of Gwynedd, which is used for ceremonial purposes, includes the Isle of Anglesey.
The castle and beach at Criccieth
Snowdon massif from Capel Curig
View of Tremadog Bay
T. E. Lawrence, 1918