Llandwrog

Llandwrog

Llandwrog (Welsh language: meaning 'The church of Saint Twrog') is a village in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, most notable for the presence of the headquarters of Welsh record label Sain. It was the base of the first ever Sea and Mountain Rescue team,Fact|date=May 2008 and includes the estate of Glynllifon.

RAF Llandwrog was a training airfield during World War II, and was later used as an weapons storage facility. It had a key role in Operation Sandcastle, where a large quantity of Nazi tabun weapons were stored prior to eventual disposal at sea.

It is now the site of Caernarfon Airport.

External links

* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3498234 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llandwrog and surrounding area]


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