Capel Curig. Capel Curig is a village and community in the historic county of Caernarfonshire, currently administered as part of the unitary authority of Conwy County Borough, in Wales.
It lies in the heart of Snowdonia, on the River Llugwy, and has a population of 226, reducing slightly to 206 at the 2011 census. It is at the junction of the A5 road from Bangor and Bethesda to Betws-y-Coed with the A4086 road from Caernarfon, Llanberis, Pen-y-Pass and Pen-y-Gwryd.
It is surrounded by mountains including Moel Siabod and Pen Llithrig y Wrach. Capel Curig takes its name from the little Saint Julitta's Church in the ancient graveyard by the river bridge on the Llanberis road.
This confusingly has been known for over 100 years as St. Julitta's Church and is currently being restored by the Friends of Saint Julitta. Tradition claims this chapel to be the 6th century foundation of St. Curig, a Celtic bishop.
Centuries later, probably when the present ancient church was built, the name appears to have been Latinised as Cyricus, which is the name of a 4th-century child martyr whose mother was Julitta. They are usually named together as Saints Quiricus and Julietta. The names Capel Kiryg and Capel Kerig were recorded in 1536 and 1578 respectively. Capel Curig was home to the botanist Evan Roberts. Roberts lived at Gelli, from where he explored all of Snowdonia, and compiled an unparalleled knowledge
It lies in the heart of Snowdonia, on the River Llugwy, and has a population of 226, reducing slightly to 206 at the 2011 census. It is at the junction of the A5 road from Bangor and Bethesda to Betws-y-Coed with the A4086 road from Caernarfon, Llanberis, Pen-y-Pass and Pen-y-Gwryd.
It is surrounded by mountains including Moel Siabod and Pen Llithrig y Wrach. Capel Curig takes its name from the little Saint Julitta's Church in the ancient graveyard by the river bridge on the Llanberis road.
This confusingly has been known for over 100 years as St. Julitta's Church and is currently being restored by the Friends of Saint Julitta. Tradition claims this chapel to be the 6th century foundation of St. Curig, a Celtic bishop.
Centuries later, probably when the present ancient church was built, the name appears to have been Latinised as Cyricus, which is the name of a 4th-century child martyr whose mother was Julitta. They are usually named together as Saints Quiricus and Julietta. The names Capel Kiryg and Capel Kerig were recorded in 1536 and 1578 respectively. Capel Curig was home to the botanist Evan Roberts. Roberts lived at Gelli, from where he explored all of Snowdonia, and compiled an unparalleled knowledge
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