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Llŷn Peninsula

Also known as Lleyn Peninsula

The Llŷn Peninsula extends about 50 kilometres into the Irish Sea from north-west Wales, in the county of Gwynedd. It has many Iron Age hillforts such as Tre'r Ceiri, and in the Middle Ages it was a pilgrim route to Bardsey Island. Ptolemy's headland of the Gangani is generally placed at its tip, and Welsh remains the everyday language of many of its people.

Llŷn Peninsula
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Gangani (Britain)Gangani (Ireland)

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Llŷn Peninsula. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/llyn-peninsula
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“Llŷn Peninsula.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/llyn-peninsula. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Llŷn Peninsula.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/llyn-peninsula.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Llŷn Peninsula’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/llyn-peninsula (Accessed: ).

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