Carndochan Castle
Carndochan Castle is a ruined stone castle near Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd, north Wales. It was probably built in the early thirteenth century and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Llanuwchllyn railway station and St Deiniol’s Church.
Llanuwchllyn railway station
Railway station
Caer Gai
House
Caer Gai is a Grade II listed Roman fort in the district of Penllyn, Gwynedd, Wales, UK. It is located about 1 mile or 1.6 km north of the village of Llanuwchllyn, and the same distance west of Llyn Tegid. Caer Gai is situated 2 miles east of Carndochan Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanuwchllyn and Parc.
Llanuwchllyn
Village
Llanuwchllyn is a village and community in Gwynedd, Wales, near the southern end of Llyn Tegid. It is one of the most sparsely populated communities in Wales. Llanuwchllyn is situated 1½ miles east of Carndochan Castle.
Llangywer
Village
Llangywer is a community near Bala, Gwynedd, Wales. It is in the historic county of Merionethshire, and is located on the south side of Llyn Tegid. In 2011 the population of Llangywer was 260, with 67.2% of them able to speak Welsh. Llangywer is situated 3½ miles east of Carndochan Castle.
Carndochan Castle
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: 13th-century castle
- Categories: castle, Welsh princes‘ castles, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.86112° or 52° 51′ 40″ north
Longitude
-3.71388° or 3° 42′ 50″ west
Elevation
1,089 feet (332 metres)
Open location code
9C4RV76P+CC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Carndochan Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Castell Carndochan”
- Danish: “Carndochan Castle”
- Swedish: “Castell Carndochan”
- Turkish: “Carndochan Kalesi”
- Welsh: “Carndochan”
- Welsh: “Castell Carn Dochan”
- Welsh: “Castell Carndochan”
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