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Beddgelert

Beddgelert is a village and community in the Snowdonia area of Gwynedd, Wales. The population of the community taken at the 2011 census was 455. and includes Nantmor and Nant Gwynant. It is reputed to be named after the legendary hound Gelert.

The community is large and sparsely populated and covers 86 square kilometres.
It stands in a valley at the confluence of the River Glaslyn and River Colwyn. Just above the confluence of the rivers, in the centre of the village, is the old stone bridge with two arches.

The folk tale of the faithful hound "Gelert" is often associated with the village. A raised mound in the village is called "Gelert's Grave" and is a significant tourist attraction. But the grave was built by the late 18th-century landlord of the Royal Goat Hotel, David Pritchard, who created it in order to encourage tourism.

The village is probably named after an early Christian missionary and leader called Celert (or Cilert) who settled here early in the 8th century. The earliest record of the name Beddgelert appears on a document dated 1258, and the name recorded is "Bekelert". In a document of 1269 it is recorded as "Bedkelerd".

The Church of St. Mary stands at the end of Stryd yr Eglwys (Church Street). This was originally a part of an Augustinian Monastery (the chapel), but is all that remains since the rest of the monastery was burnt down during Edward I's war of conquest. Rebuilding was probably not completed at the time of the suppression of the monastery in about 1536. Parts of the building date from the 12th century and is still in active use today.
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  • Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - August 22, 2020

    Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - August 22, 2020

    Old mine trams promoting Sygun Copper Mine.

  • Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - August 22, 2020

    Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - August 22, 2020

    The bridge at Beddgellert is believed to be of ancient origin but was extensively rebuilt following a flood in 1799.

  • Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - August 22, 2020

    Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - August 22, 2020

    The bridge at Beddgellert is believed to be of ancient origin but was extensively rebuilt following a flood in 1799.

  • Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - August 22, 2020

    Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - August 22, 2020

    The bridge at Beddgellert is believed to be of ancient origin but was extensively rebuilt following a flood in 1799.

  • Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - August 22, 2020

    Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - August 22, 2020

    St Mary's Chruch is built on the site of an Augustinian Priory. The church was extensively remodelled during the 19th Century.

  • Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - August 22, 2020

    Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - August 22, 2020

    St Mary's Chruch is built on the site of an Augustinian Priory. The church was extensively remodelled during the 19th Century.

  • Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - August 22, 2020

    Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - August 22, 2020

    St Mary's Chruch is built on the site of an Augustinian Priory. The church was extensively remodelled during the 19th Century.

  • Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - August 22, 2020

    Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - August 22, 2020

    St Mary's Chruch is built on the site of an Augustinian Priory. The church was extensively remodelled during the 19th Century.

  • Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - August 22, 2020

    Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - August 22, 2020

    St Mary's Chruch is built on the site of an Augustinian Priory. The church was extensively remodelled during the 19th Century.

  • Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - August 22, 2020

    Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - August 22, 2020

    St Mary's Chruch is built on the site of an Augustinian Priory. The church was extensively remodelled during the 19th Century.

  • Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - August 22, 2020

    Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - August 22, 2020

    It is now accepted that the village of Beddgelert took its name from an early saint named Kilart or Celert, rather than from the dog. The "grave" mound is ascribed to David Prichard, landlord of the Royal Goat Hotel in Beddgelert in the late eighteenth century, who connected the legend to the village to encourage tourism. A bronze sculpture of the hound Gelert stands in Beudy Buarth Gwyn.

  • Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - August 22, 2020

    Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - August 22, 2020

    It is now accepted that the village of Beddgelert took its name from an early saint named Kilart or Celert, rather than from the dog. The "grave" mound is ascribed to David Prichard, landlord of the Royal Goat Hotel in Beddgelert in the late eighteenth century, who connected the legend to the village to encourage tourism. A bronze sculpture of the hound Gelert stands in Beudy Buarth Gwyn.

  • Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - May 26, 2009

    Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - May 26, 2009

    The Royal Goat Hotel was originally built by Thomas Jones as the Beddgelert Hotel in 1802 for the developing tourist trade.

  • Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - May 26, 2009

    Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - May 26, 2009

    The Royal Goat Hotel was originally built by Thomas Jones as the Beddgelert Hotel in 1802 for the developing tourist trade.

  • Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - May 26, 2009

    Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - May 26, 2009

    The Royal Goat Hotel was originally built by Thomas Jones as the Beddgelert Hotel in 1802 for the developing tourist trade.

  • Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - May 26, 2009

    Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - May 26, 2009

    It is now accepted that the village of Beddgelert took its name from an early saint named Kilart or Celert, rather than from the dog. The "grave" mound is ascribed to David Prichard, landlord of the Royal Goat Hotel in Beddgelert in the late eighteenth century, who connected the legend to the village to encourage tourism. A bronze sculpture of the hound Gelert stands in Beudy Buarth Gwyn.

  • Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - May 26, 2009

    Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - May 26, 2009

    It is now accepted that the village of Beddgelert took its name from an early saint named Kilart or Celert, rather than from the dog. The "grave" mound is ascribed to David Prichard, landlord of the Royal Goat Hotel in Beddgelert in the late eighteenth century, who connected the legend to the village to encourage tourism. A bronze sculpture of the hound Gelert stands in Beudy Buarth Gwyn.

  • Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - May 26, 2009

    Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - May 26, 2009

    It is now accepted that the village of Beddgelert took its name from an early saint named Kilart or Celert, rather than from the dog. The "grave" mound is ascribed to David Prichard, landlord of the Royal Goat Hotel in Beddgelert in the late eighteenth century, who connected the legend to the village to encourage tourism. A bronze sculpture of the hound Gelert stands in Beudy Buarth Gwyn.

  • Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - May 26, 2009

    Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - May 26, 2009

    Afon Colwyn

  • Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - May 26, 2009

    Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - May 26, 2009

    It is now accepted that the village of Beddgelert took its name from an early saint named Kilart or Celert, rather than from the dog. The "grave" mound is ascribed to David Prichard, landlord of the Royal Goat Hotel in Beddgelert in the late eighteenth century, who connected the legend to the village to encourage tourism. A bronze sculpture of the hound Gelert stands in Beudy Buarth Gwyn.

  • Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - May 26, 2009

    Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales - May 26, 2009

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