Carrog
Carrog is a village in Denbighshire, Wales, near Corwen. Formerly referred to as Llansanffraid-Glyn Dyfrdwy, as it lies within the parish of Llansanffraid Glyndyfrdwy, it takes its modern name from the Great Western Railway station on the opposite bank of the River Dee, which in turn took its name from the Carrog estate on that bank.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Carrog railway station and Penarth Quarry.
Carrog railway station
Railway stop
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Carrog railway station in Denbighshire, Wales, was formerly a station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line. A camping coach was positioned here by the Western Region from 1956 to 1962.
Penarth Quarry
Quarry
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Penarth Quarry is a quarry and a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the preserved county of Clwyd, north Wales.
Caer Drewyn
Archaeological site
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Caer Drewyn is an early Iron Age hillfort to the north of the town of Corwen, Denbighshire. It has a large stone rampart with entrances on the west and north sides; there is a guard chamber within the north-east entrance, and it has a deep defensive ditch. Caer Drewyn is situated 1½ miles west of Carrog.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clawdd Poncen and Bryneglwys.
Clawdd Poncen
Village
Clawdd Poncen is a village in Denbighshire, Wales, approximately 1.3 miles northwest of Corwen, on the opposite bank of the River Dee. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 300. Clawdd Poncen is situated 2½ miles west of Carrog.
Bryneglwys
Village
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Bryneglwys is a village and community in Denbighshire, Wales. The village lies to the northeast of Corwen on a hill above a small river, Afon Morwynion, and is situated in the ancient commote of Iâl. Bryneglwys is situated 3 miles northeast of Carrog.
Rhug
Locality
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Rhug is a township in the parish of Corwen, Denbighshire, Wales, formerly in the old cantref of Edeirnion and later a part of Merionethshire, two miles from Corwen and ten miles north east of Bala. Rhug is situated 3½ miles west of Carrog.
Carrog
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Denbighshire, Wales
- Category: locality
- Location: Corwen, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.98307° or 52° 58′ 59″ northLongitude
-3.32476° or 3° 19′ 29″ westElevation
1,204 feet (367 metres)Open location code
9C4RXMMG+63OpenStreetMap ID
node 29779446OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Carrog” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Carrog”
- Breton: “Carrog”
- Bulgarian: “Карог”
- Catalan: “Carrog”
- Dutch: “Carrog”
- Welsh: “Carrog”
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