Click the number on the map, or follow the link in the list below, for pictures and descriptions

For more detailed maps see north lake, central lake and south lake

Historic landscape character themes

Introduction
Prehistoric landscapes
Roman landscapes
Medieval landscapes
Post-medieval landscapes and Development of the estates

Historic landscape character areas

1 Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala)
2 Bala (historic core)
3 Bala (Nonconformist buildings)
4 Bala hinterland
5 Rhiwlas (park & garden)
6 Llanfor
7 Llanfor Roman fort & environs
8 Llanuwchllyn
9 Wooded slopes above Rhiwlas
10 River Dee floodplain
11 Fieldscape above railway (north)
12 Llangower
13 Fieldscape above railway (south)
14 Floodplain south-west of lake
15 Caer Gai Roman complex
16 Fieldscape north of Llyn Tegid
17 Bala Lake Railway
18 Bala golf course