Mynytho

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Mynytho is a small village in the parish of Llangian near the southern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in north-west Wales. It consists of only a few houses, beautiful scenery and some farmland. There are also campsites scattered around the village's outskirts.

Mynytho's memorial hall ^[1] occupies a significant place in the history of the struggle for the recognition of Welsh culture and the Welsh language.

The following [[englyn]] by the poet R. Williams Parry appears on a plaque mounted on the wall of the hall.

'Adeiladwyd gan dlodi, — nid cerrig

Ond cariad yw'r meini;

Cydernes yw'r coed arni,

Cyd-ddyheu a'i cododd hi.'

Another notable Welsh poet, Richard Goodman Jones (aka Dic Goodman) is a resident of the village.

Mynytho is also the site of a small yet highly visible tower that stands on a hill (Foel fawr) overlooking the area. The origins of the tower, which is popularly known to English residents as the "Jampot". ^[2], are obscure, although it is identified on maps as being an old mill. The land (Foel fawr) on which it stands is owned by the National Trust.

The community supports its own large chapel called Horeb, which stands close to the common and a spring ^[3] said to have healing properties. Of historical interest is the older (18th century) but disused chapel (Capel Newydd) which stands on the left hand side of the road to Nanhoron. ^[4]

Neighbouring villages and settlements include Llanbedrog, Abersoch, Llangian^[5], Nanhoron, Rhydyclafdy^[6] and Botwnnog.