Tomen y Rhodwydd
Tomen y Rhodwydd is a motte-and-bailey castle built by Owain Gwynedd to protect the borders of Gwynedd Is Conwy. It stands in an area of fields and low hills to the south of Llandegla-yn-Iâl, Wales.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: motte and bailey castle in Denbighshire, Wales
- Also known as: “Castell y Rhodwydd”, “Castell yn Iâl”, “Castell yr Adwy”, “Castell-y-Rhodwydd”, “Castell-yr-Adwy”, “Ial”, “Tomen y Rhodwydd (Castell yr Adwy) Mound and Bailey Castle”, and “Tomen-y-Rhodwydd”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Church of St Tecla and Llyn Gweryd.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pentrecelyn and Graigfechan.
Pentrecelyn
Village
Graigfechan
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Llanarmon-yn-Iâl
Village
Tomen y Rhodwydd
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, Welsh princes‘ castles, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llandegla, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.05535° or 53° 3′ 19″ north
Longitude
-3.22944° or 3° 13′ 46″ west
Elevation
879 feet (268 metres)
Open location code
9C5R3Q4C+46
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Tomen y Rhodwydd” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tomen y Rhodwydd”
- Swedish: “Tomen y Rhodwydd”
- Welsh: “Tomen y Rhodwydd”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Pen-y-stryt and Roman Bridge.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Pennant-uchaf and Dafarn Dywyrch.
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Worth a closer look: Cardiff and Swansea.
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