Capel Celyn

Capel Celyn
1963 photo of Capel Celyn
Capel Celyn
Location within Gwynedd
Community
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

Capel Celyn was a rural community to the northwest of Bala in Gwynedd, Wales, in the Afon Tryweryn valley. The village and other parts of the valley were flooded in the Tryweryn flooding of 1965 to create a reservoir, Llyn Celyn, in order to supply Liverpool and Wirral with water for industry. At the time the village was one of the few remaining Welsh-only speaking communities.