Castell Llainfawr
Castell Llainfawr is a castle in Eglwyswrw, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Castell Llainfawr is situated nearby to the hamlet Eglwyswen, as well as near Llanfair-Nant-Gwyn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Castell Llain-Fawr”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castell Henllys and Foel Drygarn.
Castell Henllys
Photo: Ruth Jowett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castell Henllys is an archaeological site near Nevern in north Pembrokeshire, Wales. The Iron Age hillfort has been the subject of an ongoing excavation since the start of the 21st century, accompanied by an exercise in reconstruction archaeology whereby experiments in prehistoric farming have been practised. Castell Henllys is situated 2½ miles northwest of Castell Llainfawr.
Foel Drygarn
Archaeological site
Photo: Dave Price, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Foel Drygarn is an Iron Age hillfort, within which are three Bronze Age burial cairns. The site is about 1.5 miles west of the village of Crymych in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is a scheduled monument. Foel Drygarn is situated 2½ miles south of Castell Llainfawr.
Castell Mawr Hillfort
Archaeological site
Photo: Dave Price, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castell Mawr Hillfort is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles west of Castell Llainfawr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eglwyswen and Llanfair-Nant-Gwyn.
Eglwyswen
Hamlet
Photo: LinguisticDemographer, Public domain.
Eglwyswen is a scattered rural settlement and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is on the north slopes of the Preseli Hills, 2.5 miles northwest of Crymych.
Llanfair-Nant-Gwyn
Hamlet
Photo: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanfair-Nant-Gwyn is a hamlet and small parish in the community of Eglwyswrw, north Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is a rural parish with few dwellings and was in the ancient Hundred of Cemais.
Eglwyswrw
Village
Photo: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eglwyswrw is a village, community and parish in the former Cantref of Cemais, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The village lies between Newport and Cardigan at the junction of the A487 road and the B4332 at an altitude of 130 metres.
Castell Llainfawr
- Categories: motte, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Eglwyswrw, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Castell Llainfawr” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Castell Llainfawr”
- Swedish: “Castell Llainfawr”
- Welsh: “Castell Llain-Fawr”
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