Craig-y-Nos Castle

Craig-y-nos Castle, is a Scots baronial-style country house near Glyntawe in Powys, Wales. Built on parkland beside the River Tawe in the upper Swansea Valley, it is located on the southeastern edge of the Black Mountain.

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Type: Estate
Description: castle in Powys, Wales
Also known as: “Craig-y-nos”, “Craig-y-Nos”, “Craig-y-nos Castle”, and “Craig-y-nôs Castle”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cribarth and Dan yr Ogof.

Cribarth

Peak

Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cribarth is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Powys, Wales, in the traditional county of Brecknockshire. The summit lies on the broken ridge at an elevation of 428 m at OS grid reference SN 831143.

Dan yr Ogof

Cave

Photo: Sloman, Public domain.

Dan yr Ogof, at the National Showcaves Centre for Wales, is a 17-kilometre long cave system in south Wales, about 5 miles north of Ystradgynlais and 15 miles southwest of Brecon, in the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pen y Cae and Penwyllt.

Pen y Cae

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pen-y-cae is a village in Powys, Wales in the Brecon Beacons National Park between Abercraf and Craig-y-Nos Castle, in the community of Tawe-Uchaf. The village is mostly a linear settlement along the A4067 which runs approximately parallel to the River Tawe.

Penwyllt

Hamlet

Photo: Toby Speight, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Penwyllt is a hamlet located in the upper Swansea Valley in Powys, Wales, lying within the Brecon Beacons National Park. A former quarrying village, quicklime and silica brick production centre, its fortunes rose and fell as a result of the Industrial Revolution in South Wales.

Abercraf

Village

Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Abercraf is a village in Powys, Wales, in the community of Ystradgynlais and within the historic boundaries of the county of Brecknockshire. A distinct dialect of English is spoken in the village, as well as the Welsh language. Abercraf is situated 2 miles southwest of Craig-y-Nos Castle.

Craig-y-Nos Castle

Categories: country house, former hospital, and agriculture
Location: Tawe-Uchaf, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.81667° or 51° 49′ north

Longitude

-3.68333° or 3° 41′ west

Elevation

801 feet (244 metres)

Open location code

9C3RR888+MM

GeoNames ID

2652105

Wikidata ID

Q5180663

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In Other Languages

From Italian to Welsh—“Craig-y-Nos Castle” goes by many names.

Italian: “Castello Craig-y-Nos”
Italian: “Castello di Craig-y-Nos”
Italian: “Craig-y-Nos Castle”
Welsh: “Castell Craig-y-nos”
Welsh: “Craig-y-nos”

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Notable Places Nearby

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