Castell Gwallter
Castell Gwallter, also known as Walter's Castle and sometimes Castell Penweddig, is the remains of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle situated on a large hill above the old village of Llandre in northern Ceredigion, Wales, four miles northeast of Aberystwyth.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Chris Denny, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: castle in Ceredigion, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Castell Gwallter, Geneu’r Glyn”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bow Street railway station and Borth Animalarium.
Bow Street railway station
Railway station
Photo: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bow Street is a railway station on the Cambrian Line, which runs between Shrewsbury and Aberystwyth or Pwllheli. The station, situated 4 miles 30 chains north-east of Aberystwyth, serves the villages of Bow Street and Pen-y-garn in Ceredigion, Wales. Bow Street railway station is situated 1½ miles south of Castell Gwallter.
Borth Animalarium
Zoo
Borth Animalarium, formerly known as Borth Wild Animal Kingdom, is a zoo, located in the seaside Welsh town of Borth, 7 miles north of Aberystwyth in the county of Ceredigion, Mid Wales. It occupies 12 acres and in 2015 had some 27,000 visitors. Borth Animalarium is situated 2 miles north of Castell Gwallter.
Hen Gaer
Archaeological site
Photo: Marion Phillips, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hen Gaer is an Iron Age hillfort, on a hill adjacent to and east of Bow Street, Ceredigion, Wales. Other names of the hillfort are Broncastellan and Caer Shon. Hen Gaer is situated 1½ miles southeast of Castell Gwallter.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llandre and Taigwynion.
Llandre
Village
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
Llandre, or Llanfihangel Genau'r Glyn, is a village in Ceredigion, Wales. It lies 5 miles north of Aberystwyth in the north-west of the county, on the road from Rhydypennau to Borth.
Taigwynion
Hamlet
Taigwynion is a hamlet 1 km ENE of Llandre in Ceredigion, Wales. It has 11 houses and a postcode of its own, SY24 5AG.
Rhydypennau
Hamlet
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
Rhydypennau is a hamlet in the Genau'r-glyn district of Ceredigion, Wales, approximately 4+1⁄2 miles north-east of Aberystwyth. Along with the village of Pen-y-garn, Rhydypennau is now often considered to be part of the neighbouring village of Bow Street.
Castell Gwallter
- Categories: castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Geneu’r Glyn, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.46146° or 52° 27′ 41″ northLongitude
-4.03011° or 4° 1′ 48″ westElevation
394 feet (120 metres)Open location code
9C4QFX69+HXOpenStreetMap ID
way 653555353OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Castell Gwallter” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Castell Gwallter”
- Swedish: “Castell Gwallter”
- Welsh: “Castell Gwallter”
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