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Pwllheli, Deneio and PenmaenKey landscape characteristics and processes - Reproduced by the kind consent of Gwynedd Ymddiriedolaeth Archaeolegol Gwynedd - Gwynedd Archaeological Trust ........ follow this link to the original article.
- A landscape of the confluence of three rivers, the Rhydhir, Penrhos and Erch, with their coastal and estuarine marshes and sand bars, was transformed by Parliamentary Inclosure and drainage to create the present harbour at Pwllheli.
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| Written by Stephen Tudor | | Saturday, 29 August 2009 00:00 | Pwllheli is the main market town for the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd. It has a large Welsh-speaking population The town's name means saltwater basin or pool. The pronunciation of Pwllheli includes a sound not found in the English language but is very approximately pu-HLEL-ee. The town received its charter as a borough by Edward, the Black Prince in 1355, and a market is still held each Wednesday in the centre of the town. The town grew around the shipbuilding | | Read more... |
| Written by Stephen Tudor | | Wednesday, 19 August 2009 00:00 | Key dates in the History of Pwllheli as a Harbour Town. | | Read more... |
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