Tan y Castell
Tan y Castell is an archaeological site in Llanfarian, Ceredigion, Wales. Tan y Castell is situated nearby to the village Rhydyfelin, as well as near the peak Allt Wen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: castle in Wales
- Also known as: “Aberrheidol Castle”, “Castell Tan-y-castell”, and “Tan-y-Castell Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pen Dinas and Allt Wen.
Pen Dinas
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pen Dinas is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 4,000 feet north of Tan y Castell.
Wellington Monument
Monument
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wellington Monument is situated 4,000 feet north of Tan y Castell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhydyfelin and Penparcau.
Penparcau
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Penparcau is a village and electoral ward in Ceredigion, Wales, situated to the south of Aberystwyth. The original village was a hamlet, but the building of extensive Art Deco style semi-detached social housing from the 1920s on transformed it.
Llanbadarn Fawr
Suburb
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanbadarn Fawr is a village and community in Ceredigion, Wales. It is on the outskirts of Aberystwyth next to Penparcau and Southgate. It forms the eastern part of the continually built-up area of Aberystwyth. Llanbadarn Fawr is situated 1½ miles northeast of Tan y Castell.
Tan y Castell
- Categories: ringwork castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llanfarian, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.39066° or 52° 23′ 26″ northLongitude
-4.08078° or 4° 4′ 51″ westElevation
197 feet (60 metres)Open location code
9C4Q9WR9+7MOpenStreetMap ID
way 986762876OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Tan y Castell” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tan y Castell”
- Swedish: “Tan y Castell”
- Welsh: “Tan y Castell”
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