Afon Dwyfor
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The Afon Dwyfor is a river in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, in total the river is 12+1⁄2 miles in length. It rises in Cwm Dwyfor at the head of Cwm Pennant, gathers to itself numerous streams which drain
The Afon Dwyfor as it leaves Cwm Pennant
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
Afon Dwyfor
…the two rivers. The river is bridged by numerous minor roads and paths but also by the A487, B4411 and A497 roads as well as the railway line between Criccieth and Pwllheli. At Dolbenmaen it is believed the Roman road to Segontium forded the river. A motte-and-bailey castle, once the residence of Llywelyn the…
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.