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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: motte and bailey castle in Denbighshire, Wales
- Also known as: “Castell yr Adwy”, “Castell-y-Rhodwydd”, “Castell-yr-Adwy”, “Tomen y Rhodwydd (Castell yr Adwy) Mound and Bailey Castle”, and “Tomen-y-Rhodwydd”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Tecla and Llyn Gweryd.
Church of St Tecla
Church
Photo: Peter Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Tecla is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Tomen y Rhodwydd.
Llyn Gweryd
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Llyn Gweryd is situated 2 miles north of Tomen y Rhodwydd.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llandegla and Pentrecelyn.
Llandegla
Village
Llandegla, or Llandegla-yn-Iâl, is a small village nestled in the upper valley of the River Alyn in Denbighshire, Clwyd, Wales. Situated 253 m above sea level, it offers a tranquil escape with a rich history and stunning natural surroundings.
Pentrecelyn
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pentrecelyn is a rural village in Denbighshire, North East Wales just off the A525 between Ruthin and Wrexham. The village can be located by turning off the A525 at Llysfasi college and heading towards Graigfechan. Pentrecelyn is situated 2 miles northwest of Tomen y Rhodwydd.
Graigfechan
Village
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Graigfechan is a village, which is situated 2½ miles northwest of Tomen y Rhodwydd.
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″ northLongitude
-3.22944° or 3° 13′ 46″ westElevation
879 feet (268 metres)Open location code
9C5R3Q4C+46OpenStreetMap ID
way 1361422317OpenStreetMap 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: “Castell y Rhodwydd”
- Welsh: “Castell yn Iâl”
- Welsh: “Castell yr Adwy”
- Welsh: “Ial”
- Welsh: “Tomen y Rhodwydd”
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