Castell Cynfal

Castell Cynfal is an archaeological site in Bryn-Crug, Gwynedd, Wales. Castell Cynfal is situated nearby to Rhydyronen railway station, as well as near Cynfal Halt railway station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rhydyronen railway station and Cynfal Halt railway station.

Rhydyronen railway station

Railway station

Photo: alan fairweather, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rhydyronen railway station is a request stop on the Talyllyn Railway, near Tywyn, Gwynedd in mid-Wales. It was built in 1867 to serve local farms, and the village of Bryn-crug. The name 'Rhyd-yr-onen' means 'Ford of the ash tree'. Rhydyronen railway station is situated 1,900 feet north of Castell Cynfal.

Cynfal Halt railway station

Railway station

Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.

This is a list of the stations and halts on the Talyllyn Railway, a 2 ft 3 in narrow gauge preserved railway line running for 7.25 miles from Tywyn on the Mid-Wales coast to Nant Gwernol near the village of Abergynolwyn. Cynfal Halt railway station is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Castell Cynfal.

Tynllwynhen Halt railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

This is a list of the stations and halts on the Talyllyn Railway, a 2 ft 3 in narrow gauge preserved railway line running for 7.25 miles from Tywyn on the Mid-Wales coast to Nant Gwernol near the village of Abergynolwyn. Tynllwynhen Halt railway station is situated 3,200 feet north of Castell Cynfal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bryncrug and Tywyn.

Bryncrug

Village

Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.

Bryncrug, sometimes spelt Bryn-crug, is a village and community in Gwynedd, Wales. Afon Fathew flows through the village and into the River Dysynni. The village is situated to the north east of the town of Tywyn, at the junction of the A493 and B4405 roads.

Tywyn

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Tywyn is a town of 3,300 people and seaside resort in Gwynedd, Wales. Tywyn sits on the Cardigan Bay shoreline of Mid Wales and is surrounded by the green valleys and hills of Bro Dysynni, which form the south-western corner of the Snowdonia National Park.

Llanegryn

Hamlet

Photo: Hefin Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llanegryn is a village and a community in Gwynedd, North West Wales. It was formerly part of the historic county of Merionethshire. It is located within Snowdonia national park, south of the mountain range of the same name. Llanegryn is situated 2½ miles northwest of Castell Cynfal.

Castell Cynfal

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Bryn-Crug, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.5946° or 52° 35′ 41″ north

Longitude

-4.04616° or 4° 2′ 46″ west

Elevation

315 feet (96 metres)

Open location code

9C4QHXV3+RG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1893898289

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

GeoNames ID

6286726

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In Other Languages

“Castell Cynfal” goes by many names.

Welsh: “Castell Cynfal”

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