Lôn Goed


Lôn Goed is a rural lane in Efionydd, Gwynedd. Many Welsh writers have referred to it, e.g. the poet R. Williams Parry. It is named after the two rows of trees either side of the lane.
The Lôn Goed starts in the village of Afon Wen, on the main road A497 for about half a mile to the south of Chwilog and half-way between Cricieth and Pwllheli, where a river of the same name reaches the sea. It was created between 1819 and 1828 in order to promote the carriage of limestone and peat. It runs for about 5 miles in a northern direction from Afon Wen to Hendre Cennin.
It is also referred to locally as "Lôn Môn," a corruption of the name Maughan.
In his poem 'Eifionydd,' R. Williams Parry praises the beauty and "perfect peace" of Lôn Goed, contrasting it with the "ugliness of Gain." The writer from Eifionydd J. G. Williams refers to it in his work too, e.g. in his book Pigau'r Sêr.