Ffair Cricieth - Criccieth Fair
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Ffair Cricieth - Criccieth Fair
Image: © Alan Fryer Taken: 23 May 2008
The fair has reputedly been held here on Y Maes since 1284. It is held annually on 23 May and 29 June, unless these dates fall on a Sunday, in which case it is held the following day. Presumably in past centuries the fairs were important occasions for local people to buy much needed necessities; nowadays the emphasis is more on cheap run-of-the-mill clothes, toys and hardware. The fairs are accompanied by a funfair in the car park and, of recent years, a good deal of drunken behaviour at night. The view here is south along Caernarfon Road, which runs through Y Maes down to Stryd Fawr.
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Image Location
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52.920376
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-4.233299