Castell Bryn Gwyn

Castell Bryn Gwyn, officially spelled Castell Bryngwyn, is a prehistoric site on the Isle of Anglesey, west of . 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.
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Photo: Richard Keatinge, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: Welsh prehistoric site
  • Also known as: “Castell Bryngwyn Prehistoric Enclosure”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Bryn Gwyn stones and Bodowyr Chambered Tomb.

Archaeological site
Photo: Richard Keatinge, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The or Bryn Gwyn Standing Stones are neolithic stones in on . is situated 1,000 feet southwest of Castell Bryn Gwyn.

Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bodowyr Burial Chamber is a Neolithic burial chamber… is situated 3,800 feet north of Castell Bryn Gwyn.

Archaeological site
Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Neolithic dolmen… is situated 1 mile east of Castell Bryn Gwyn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brynsiencyn and Dwyran.

Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in the community…

Village
Photo: Monsyn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village on the island of , in north-west , in the community of .

Village
Photo: Porius1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in , in north-west Wales.

Castell Bryn Gwyn

Latitude
53.17844° or 53° 10′ 42″ north
Longitude
-4.29796° or 4° 17′ 53″ west
Elevation
43 feet (13 metres)
Open location code
9C5Q5PH2+9R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 232805616
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
6286839
Wiki­data ID
Q5049667
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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”
  • “Castell Bryngwyn”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Pont Mynach and Pont Dinam.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Tre Dryw Bach and Fron.

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Worth a closer look: Cardiff and Swansea.

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