Gaer Penrhôs
Gaer Penrhôs, in Ceredigion, Wales, was a ringwork castle at the summit of a steep hill near the village of Llanrhystud; now all that remains are the outlines of its ringworks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: castle in the UK
- Also known as: “Caer Penrhôs”, “Castell Cadwaladr”, “Gaer Penrhos”, and “Llanrhystud Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Felin Ganol and Rhiw-Bwys Chapel.
Felin Ganol
Photo: Jason.nlw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Felin Ganol is situated 3,200 feet west of Gaer Penrhôs.
Rhiw-Bwys Chapel
Church
Photo: Jason.nlw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rhiw-Bwys Chapel is a church, which is situated 2,200 feet southwest of Gaer Penrhôs.
Church Hall
Community center
Photo: Jason.nlw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church Hall is a community center, which is situated 1 mile west of Gaer Penrhôs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanrhystud and Rhyd-Rosser.
Llanrhystud
Village
Photo: John Fielding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanrhystud is a seaside village, community and electoral division on the A487 road in the county of Ceredigion, in Wales, 9 miles south of Aberystwyth, and 7 miles north of Aberaeron.
Rhyd-Rosser
Hamlet
Rhyd-Rosser is a hamlet in the community of Llanrhystud, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 68.5 miles from Cardiff and 178 miles from London. Rhyd-Rosser is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones and is part of the Ceredigion Preseli constituency in the House of Commons.
Llanddeiniol
Village
Photo: Jason.nlw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llanddeiniol is a village, which is situated 1½ miles north of Gaer Penrhôs.
Gaer Penrhôs
- Categories: castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llanrhystyd, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.30514° or 52° 18′ 19″ northLongitude
-4.1249° or 4° 7′ 30″ westElevation
456 feet (139 metres)Open location code
9C4Q8V4G+32OpenStreetMap ID
way 407932836OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Gaer Penrhôs” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Gaer Penrhôs”
- Cebuano: “Castell Cadwaladr”
- French: “Gaer Penrhôs”
- German: “Gaer Penrhôs”
- Italian: “Gaer Penrhôs”
- Swedish: “Castell Cadwaladr”
- Welsh: “Caer Penrhos”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gaer Penrhôs”. Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.