Castell Caemaerdy
Castell Caemaerdy is a castle in Llanelwedd, Powys, Wales. Castell Caemaerdy is situated nearby to the hamlet Llanganten, as well as near the village Cilmery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: scheduled monument in Wales
- Also known as: “Castell Cae-Maerdy Castle Mound”, “Castell Caemaerdy, Llanelwedd”, and “Castell Caemardy”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Builth Road railway station and Wyeside Arts Centre.
Builth Road railway station
Railway station
Photo: Velela, Public domain.
Builth Road railway station is a station primarily serving the town of Builth Wells, in mid Wales. It is on the Heart of Wales Line. The station is over 2 miles northwest of Builth Wells via the A470, a busy trunk road. Builth Road railway station is situated 3,300 feet west of Castell Caemaerdy.
Wyeside Arts Centre
Movie theater
Photo: Bill Nicholls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wyeside Arts Centre is a movie theater, which is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Castell Caemaerdy.
Builth Castle
Ruins
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Builth Castle was a castle built under King Edward I, just outside Builth Wells, Powys, Wales. At one time it was an impressive stone-built castle but all the masonry has been removed over the years and all that remains are the mound on which it stood, the ditches and embankments. Builth Castle is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Castell Caemaerdy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Builth Wells and Llanganten.
Builth Wells
Photo: Ian Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Builth Wells is a market town and community in the county Powys and historic county Brecknockshire, mid-Wales, lying at the confluence of rivers Wye and Irfon in the Welsh part of the Wye Valley. In 2011 it had a population of 2,568.
Llanganten
Hamlet
Llanganten is a small village in the community of Cilmeri, Powys, Wales. The church in the village is dedicated to St. Cannen and it lies alongside the river Chwefri. Until 1985 it was a community, when it became part of the new community of Cilmeri. Llanganten is situated 2 miles southwest of Castell Caemaerdy.
Cilmery
Village
Photo: Rhion, Public domain.
Cilmeri is a village and community in Powys, mid-Wales, United Kingdom in the historic county of Brecknockshire, two and a half miles west of Builth Wells on the A483 to Llandovery. Cilmery is situated 2 miles southwest of Castell Caemaerdy.
Castell Caemaerdy
- Categories: motte, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llanelwedd, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Castell Caemaerdy” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Castell Caemaerdy”
- Swedish: “Castell Caemaerdy”
- Welsh: “Castell Caemaerdy”
- Welsh: “Castell Caemardy”
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Explore places such as Builth Road and Cwmbach Llechrhyd.
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