MERIONETHSHIRE & WELSH CULTURE & HISTORY
HISTORY
The Welsh Flag and other Welsh symbols
Cyngor Archifau Cymru, Archives Council for Wales
THE PEOPLES
TOWNS
Portmeirion - The village of Portmeirion, Meirionydd, Wales
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
Longest village name in Britain
PARISHES & CHURCHES
The
Church of Llanaber and St. Bodfan, Barmouth, Gwynedd, North Wales
St Bodfann's Church is the finest 13th-century church in Gwynedd.
It was built by Hywel ap Gruffudd ap Cynan, a great grandson of Owain
Gwynedd who became overlord of this part of Meirionnydd in 1202
but was dead by 1216.
St. Twynnells Church History and Details
PRECIOUS PLACES
Mynedd Maeneirin at Castell Haidd
Cymdeithas Melinau Cymru, Welsh Mills Society
Gwydir Castle, Llanrwst, North Wales
Neolithic Houses in Mainland Britain
List of Libraries in Wales to 1850
LANGUAGE
A Web of Online Dictionaries II
Constructing 13th Century Welsh Names
History and Status of the Welsh Language
POETRY & SONG
Fair Gwen (Mentra Gwen), a music site
Gentle Gwen (Gwenno Fwyn), Download Midi File
"Je te Donne", by Jean-Jacques Goldman
Welsh National Anthem (downloadable file)
FABULOUS PHOTOGRAPHS & TRAVEL
Many ooohhhs, many aaaahhhhhsss
North Wales Tourist Information
Official Wales Tourist Board Site (ssssoooooo slllllooooowwww but neat)
Lonely Planet, Destination Wales
North Wales Climbing & Outdoors Page
Welsh Surfing Federation Surf School
The Greenfield Hotel, Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales
EDUCATION
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
The Welsh Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales, Aberystwyth
The Welsh College of Horticulture
INDUSTRY
Sygun Copper Mine, Snowdonia Britain
Welsh Industrial & Maritime Collections
Undeb Amaethwyr Cymru - Farmers' Union of Wales: The Union for farming families in Wales
NATURAL RESOURCES
Great Orme Copper Mines, Bronze Age Copper
Ardudwy,
Ardudwy. Landscape description. The Rhinog Mountains
The Rhinog Mountains form a rugged chain of mountains south of the
Snowdonian massif
Mosses and Liverworts in Wales: Recording and Mapping
Map
denotoing National Parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty in Wales-
the park in the area that was Merioneth, is Snowdonia National Park
University of Bristol Earth Sciences: The Fossil Record
Organisation of The Royal Forestry Society for England,Wales and Northern Ireland
FOOD & COSTUME
Tastes of Wales, Traditional Welsh Recipes
Traditional Welsh Costume and Recipes
PERSONAGES
MISCELLANIA
to Merionethshire
Resources
to Merionethshire, WalesGenWeb
Hugh Watkins,
host
updated February 16 2004 - site map of Merionethshire WalesGenWeb