Clynnog Fawr, often simply called "Clynnog", is a village on the north coast of the Llŷn peninsula in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. History Gwynedd was an independent kingdom from the end of the Roman period until the 13th Century when it was conquered and subjugated by England

St Beuno's Church, Clynnog Fawr.

Clynnog Fawr lies on the A499 road between Caernarfon and Pwllheli, at grid reference SH415500. The A499 road is the major road of the Llŷn peninsula in North Wales. Caernarfon (the original Welsh spelling is now almost always used in preference to the anglicised forms "Caernarvon" or "Carnarvon" is a Pwllheli is the main Market town of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, north-western Wales. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude It had a population of 130 in 1991. The main feature of the village is the church, dedicated to Saint Beuno, which is much larger than would be expected in a village of Clynnog's size. Saint Beuno (died 640 was a 7th century Welsh holy man and Abbot of Clynnog Fawr in Gwynedd, on the Llŷn peninsula. The site is said to be that of a Celtic monastery founded by Beuno in the early 7th century. Celtic Christianity, or Insular Christianity (sometimes called the Celtic Church or the British Church) broadly refers to the Early Medieval This article concerns the buildings occupied by monastics. For the life inside monasteries and its historical roots see Monasticism. The 7th century is the period from 601 to 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. It developed into an important foundation and some Welsh law manuscripts specify that the Abbot of Clynnog was entitled to a seat at the court of the king of Gwynedd. Welsh law, the Law of Wales, was traditionally first codified by Hywel Dda ("Hywel the Good" during the period between 942 and 950 when Gwynedd (pr) is one of several Welsh Successor states that emerged in 5th-century post-Roman Britain. The church is recorded as being burnt in 978 by the Vikings and later burnt again by the Normans. Events By Place Europe Badìa Fiorentina, an abbey in Florence, Italy, is founded by Willa Margravine of Tuscany A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas The Normans were the people who gave their names to Normandy, a region in northern France. By the end of the 15th century it was a collegiate church, one of only six in Wales. The church was an important stopping place for pilgrims heading for Bardsey Island and contains Cyff Beuno, an ancient wooden chest hollowed out of a single piece of ash and used to keep alms donated by the pilgrims. Bardsey Island (Ynys Enlli lies off the Llŷn peninsula, in Gwynedd, north Wales. "Maen Beuno" or Beuno's Stone has markings reputed to be those of Beuno's fingers. Outside in the churchyard there is a sundial dated between the late 10th century and the early 12th century. A sundial is a device that measures time by the position of the Sun.

Clynnog is strategically sited at the northern end of a pass connecting the northern and southern coasts of the Lleyn peninsula, and the area has been the site of a number of battles, including the Battle of Bron yr Erw in 1075 when Gruffudd ap Cynan's first bid to become king of Gwynedd was defeated by Trahaearn ap Caradog and the Battle of Bryn Derwin in 1255 when Llywelyn the Last defeated his brothers Owain and Dafydd to become sole ruler of Gwynedd. Gruffydd ap Cynan (also spelled Gryffydd ap Cynan (c 1055 &ndash 1137 was a King of Gwynedd. Trahaearn ap Caradog (died 1081 was a King of Gwynedd. Accession On the death of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn in 1075 it appears that none of his sons Genealogy and early life Llywelyn was the second of the four sons of Gruffydd, the eldest son of Llywelyn the Great, and Senena ferch Rhodri Owain ap Gruffudd, (also known as Owain Goch (Owain the Red (d Dafydd ap Gruffydd (or Dafydd ap Gruffudd) (11 July 1238 &ndash 3 October 1283 was Prince of Wales from 11 December 1282 until his execution on 3 October 1283

Other famous people from Clynnog include Morus Clynnog, Emrys Wyn Evans and Saint John Jones, all prominent Welsh Catholics in the 16th century. John Jones, also known as John Buckley John Griffith or Godfrey Maurice was a Priest and Martyr, born at Clynnog Fawr, Caernarfonshire