Tomen y Castell

Tomen y Castell is a castle in Dolwyddelan, Conwy, Wales. Tomen y Castell is situated nearby to Dolwyddelan Castle, as well as near the village Cwm Penmachno.

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Type: Castle
Description: castle in Dolwyddelan, Conwy County Borough, Wales, UK
Also known as: “Tomen Castell” and “Tomen Castell, Old Dolwyddelan”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dolwyddelan Castle and Dolwyddelan railway station.

Dolwyddelan Castle

Castle

Photo: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dolwyddelan Castle is a thirteenth-century castle located west of Dolwyddelan in Conwy County Borough, Wales. Tomen Castell, a late twelfth-century tower, is located south-east of the castle. Dolwyddelan Castle is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Tomen y Castell.

Dolwyddelan railway station

Railway station

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Dolwyddelan railway station is a passenger station in the Lledr Valley, Wales, on the Conwy Valley Line from Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog, which is operated by Transport for Wales Rail. Dolwyddelan railway station is situated 4,200 feet east of Tomen y Castell.

Roman Bridge railway station

Railway station

Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Roman Bridge railway station is a railway station in the Lledr Valley, Wales, on the Conwy Valley Line. It is 22 miles 48 chains from Llandudno Junction, and is between Dolwyddelan and Blaenau Ffestiniog. Roman Bridge railway station is situated 1 mile southwest of Tomen y Castell.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cwm Penmachno and Capel Curig.

Cwm Penmachno

Village

Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cwm Penmachno is a village at the head of Cwm Machno in North Wales. Cwm Penmachno is situated 3½ miles southeast of Tomen y Castell.

Capel Curig

Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Capel Curig is a village in the county borough of Conwy, popular with climbers and hillwalkers due to its location in the heart of the Snowdonia National Park.

Blaenau Ffestiniog

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Blaenau Ffestiniog is a small town in the Snowdonia Mountains in Wales. Blaenau Ffestiniog is a former slate-mining village and consists of one main road with all the others leading off it. Many visitors come to ride the historic narrow-gauge railway.

Tomen y Castell

Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, castle ruin, archaeological site, motte, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Dolwyddelan, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.0515° or 53° 3′ 5″ north

Longitude

-3.90389° or 3° 54′ 14″ west

Elevation

525 feet (160 metres)

Open location code

9C5R332W+HC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1335935750

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

GeoNames ID

6286850

Wikidata ID

Q13131953

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Tomen y Castell” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Tomen Castell”
German: “Tomen Castell”
German: “Tomen y Castell”
Swedish: “Tomen Castell”
Welsh: “Tomen Castell”
Welsh: “Tomen y Castell”

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