Tomen y Bala
Tomen y Bala is a castle in Bala, Gwynedd, Wales. Tomen y Bala is situated near the hotel The Goat, as well as near the church Capel Tegid & Bala English Calvinistic Methodist Chapel.- Type: Castle
- Description: motte and bailey in Bala, Wales
- Also known as: “Tomen Y Bala”, “Tomen y Bala Castle Mound”, and “Tomen y Bala, Bala”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Capel Tegid & Bala English Calvinistic Methodist Chapel and Maes Tegid.
Capel Tegid & Bala English Calvinistic Methodist Chapel
Church
Capel Tegid & Bala English Calvinistic Methodist Chapel is a church, which is situated 690 feet southwest of Tomen y Bala.
Maes Tegid
Stadium
Maes Tegid is a community playing field in Bala, Wales. Maes Tegid is situated 1,400 feet west of Tomen y Bala.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanfor and Rhos-y-gwaliau.
Llanfor
Village
Llanfor is a village in Gwynedd, Wales near the town of Bala, in the community of Llandderfel.
Rhyd-uchaf
Hamlet
Rhyd-uchaf is a hamlet in Gwynedd, Wales… Rhyd-uchaf is situated 2 miles northwest of Tomen y Bala.
Tomen y Bala
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, motte, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bala, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.91156° or 52° 54′ 42″ north
Longitude
-3.59541° or 3° 35′ 44″ west
Elevation
548 feet (167 metres)
Open location code
9C4RWC63+JR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Tomen y Bala” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tomen y Bala”
- Swedish: “Tomen y Bala”
- Welsh: “Tomen y Bala”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Llanycil and Tomen-y-castell.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: School House and Henblas garage.
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