Y Gaer
Y Gaer is a castle in St Nicholas and Bonvilston, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Y Gaer is situated nearby to the school St Nicholas C.I.W. Primary, as well as near the hamlet Gwern-y-Steeple.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Nicholas C.I.W. Primary and Tinkinswood.
St Nicholas C.I.W. Primary
School
Photo: Tony Hodge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Nicholas C.I.W. Primary is a school, which is situated 1,700 feet southeast of Y Gaer.
Tinkinswood
Archaeological site
Photo: Alan Simkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tinkinswood or its full name Tinkinswood Burial Chamber, also known as Castell Carreg, Llech-y-Filiast and Maes-y-Filiast, is a megalithic burial chamber, built around 4000 BC, during the Neolithic period, in the Vale of Glamorgan, near Cardiff, Wales. Tinkinswood is situated 1 mile southeast of Y Gaer.
Croes-y-Parc Baptist Chapel
Church
Photo: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Croes-y-Parc Baptist Chapel is a church, which is situated 3,900 feet northwest of Y Gaer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gwern-y-Steeple and Peterston-Super-Ely.
Gwern-y-Steeple
Hamlet
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gwern-y-steeple is a hamlet in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It lies north of the A48 road and north-west St. Nicholas on the road south-west of Peterston-Super-Ely.
Peterston-Super-Ely
Village
Photo: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cowbridge is a market town in the Vale of Glamorgan, between Cardiff and Bridgend. It is set in the countryside, about 15 minutes' drive from the Glamorgan Heritage Coast.
Bonvilston
Village
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cowbridge is a market town in the Vale of Glamorgan, between Cardiff and Bridgend. It is set in the countryside, about 15 minutes' drive from the Glamorgan Heritage Coast.
Y Gaer
- Type: Castle
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: St Nicholas and Bonvilston, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.46438° or 51° 27′ 52″ northLongitude
-3.31928° or 3° 19′ 9″ westElevation
410 feet (125 metres)Open location code
9C3RFM7J+Q7GeoNames ID
6285940
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