Castell Caerwen

Castell Caerwen is a castle in Cwm Gwaun, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Castell Caerwen is situated nearby to the hamlet Pontfaen, as well as near the pub Dyffryn Arms.

Type: Castle
Description: hillfort in Pembrokeshire
Also known as: “Castell Kilkiffeth”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jabes Welsh Baptist Chapel and Dyffryn Arms.

Jabes Welsh Baptist Chapel

Church

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Jabes Welsh Baptist Chapel is a church, which is situated 3,800 feet east of Castell Caerwen.

Dyffryn Arms

Pub

Photo: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dyffryn Arms is a pub, which is situated 3,100 feet east of Castell Caerwen.

Glandwr Welsh Baptist Chapel

Church

Photo: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glandwr Welsh Baptist Chapel is a church, which is situated 1½ miles west of Castell Caerwen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pontfaen and Llanychaer.

Pontfaen

Hamlet

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Pontfaen is a small rural village and parish in the community of Cwm Gwaun, north Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is 3 miles southeast of the port of Fishguard.

Llanychaer is a small rural village and parish in the community of Cwm Gwaun, north Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is 2 miles southeast of the port of Fishguard. Llanychaer is situated 2 miles west of Castell Caerwen.

Puncheston

Village

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Puncheston is a village, parish and community in Pembrokeshire, southwest Wales. It sits below the mountain known as Castlebythe, one of the peaks in the Preseli Mountains, just outside the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. Puncheston is situated 3 miles south of Castell Caerwen.

Castell Caerwen

Categories: promontory fort, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Cwm Gwaun, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.96992° or 51° 58′ 12″ north

Longitude

-4.88825° or 4° 53′ 18″ west

Elevation

387 feet (118 metres)

Open location code

9C3QX496+XP

GeoNames ID

6286018

Wikidata ID

Q24659424

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Castell Caerwen” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Castell Caerwen”
Swedish: “Castell Caerwen”
Welsh: “Castell Caerwen”

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