Bryn Castell
Bryn Castell is an archaeological site in Caerhun, Conwy, Wales. Bryn Castell is situated nearby to the hamlet Tal-y-Cafn, as well as near the village Tyn-y-groes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: castle in Caerhun, Conwy County Borough, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Bryn Castell, Caerhun” and “Castell Maelgwn”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tal-y-Cafn railway station and Bodnant Garden.
Tal-y-Cafn railway station
Railway station
Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tal-y-Cafn railway station is located at Tal-y-Cafn, Wales, on the Conwy Valley Line from Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog. Tal-y-Cafn railway station is situated 890 feet southeast of Bryn Castell.
Bodnant Garden
Garden
Bodnant Garden is a National Trust property near Tal-y-Cafn, Conwy, Wales, overlooking the Conwy valley towards the Carneddau mountains. Founded in 1874 and developed by five generations of one family, it was given to the National Trust in 1949.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Mary's Church is an active parish church in Caerhun, Conwy County Borough, Wales. A scattered settlement, Caerhun lies 6.5 km to the south of Conwy. St Mary’s Church is situated 1 mile southwest of Bryn Castell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tal-y-Cafn and Tyn-y-groes.
Tal-y-Cafn
Hamlet
Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tal-y-Cafn is a small settlement in Conwy county borough, north Wales, in the community of Eglwysbach. It lies in the Conwy valley close to the Roman settlement of Canovium at Caerhun, and was the site of a Roman river-crossing point of the River Conwy.
Rowen
Village
Photo: Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rowen is a village on the western slopes of the Conwy valley in the parish of Caerhun, within now Conwy County Borough, Wales, and historically in Caernarfonshire. Rowen is situated 2 miles west of Bryn Castell.
Bryn Castell
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, castle, motte, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Caerhun, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.23022° or 53° 13′ 49″ northLongitude
-3.82115° or 3° 49′ 16″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
9C5R65JH+3GOpenStreetMap ID
node 4253302568OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Bryn Castell” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bryn Castell”
- French: “Bryn Castell”
- German: “Bryn Castell”
- Italian: “Bryn Castell”
- Swedish: “Bryn Castell”
- Welsh: “Bryn Castell”
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