Castell Bryn Gwyn
Castell Bryn Gwyn is a prehistoric site on the Isle of Anglesey, west of Brynsiencyn. It is a circular clay and gravel bank covered with grass, still some 1.5 metres high and revetted externally by stone walls, which surround a level area some 54 metres in diameter.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Richard Keatinge, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Welsh prehistoric site
- Also known as: “Castell Bryngwyn” and “Castell Bryngwyn Prehistoric Enclosure”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bryn Gwyn stones and Caer Lêb Romano-British Farm.
Bryn Gwyn stones
Archaeological site
Photo: Richard Keatinge, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bryn Gwyn Stones or Bryn Gwyn Standing Stones are neolithic stones in Brynsiencyn on Anglesey. Bryn Gwyn stones is situated 1,000 feet southwest of Castell Bryn Gwyn.
Caer Lêb Romano-British Farm
Archaeological site
Photo: Porius1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Caer Lêb is a Roman and mediaeval site on the Welsh island of Anglesey, west of Brynsiencyn. Its name means "Leaven Castle". It is a low-lying site near the Afon Braint with a double row of pentangular banks and marshy ditches. Caer Lêb Romano-British Farm is situated 2,800 feet northeast of Castell Bryn Gwyn.
Bodowyr Chambered Tomb
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bodowyr Burial Chamber is a Neolithic burial chamber made of a few large stacked stones in a farmer's field on the north Wales island of Anglesey. It is located at Bodowyr Farm, 1.25 mi east of Llangaffo, off the B4419 road. Bodowyr Chambered Tomb is situated 3,800 feet north of Castell Bryn Gwyn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brynsiencyn and Dwyran.
Brynsiencyn
Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brynsiencyn is a village on the island of Anglesey in north-west Wales.
Dwyran
Village
Photo: Monsyn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dwyran is a village on the island of Anglesey, in north-west Wales, in the community of Rhosyr. Population 2011 census was 603. The first prototype Land Rover off-road vehicle was built and tested around Dwyran and Newborough in 1947.
Llangaffo
Village
Photo: Porius1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llangaffo is a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. It lies along the B4419 and B4421 roads, north of Dwyran, south of Gaerwen and northwest of Llanidan.
Castell Bryn Gwyn
- Categories: castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llanidan, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.17844° or 53° 10′ 42″ northLongitude
-4.29796° or 4° 17′ 53″ westElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Open location code
9C5Q5PH2+9ROpenStreetMap ID
way 232805616OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Castell Bryn Gwyn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كاستل برين غوين”
- Cebuano: “Castell Bryn Gwyn”
- Swedish: “Castell Bryn Gwyn”
- Welsh: “Castell Bryn Gwyn”
- Welsh: “Clostir Cynhanesyddol Castell Bryngwyn”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Castell Bryn Gwyn”. Photo: Richard Keatinge, CC BY-SA 3.0.