Blaenllynfi Castle
Blaenllynfi Castle is a privately owned ruinous stone castle near the village of Bwlch in southern Powys, Wales. It was probably built in the early thirteenth century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: scheduled monument in Wales
- Also known as: “Blaenllyfni Castle”, “Castell Blaenllyfni”, and “Castell Blaenllynfi”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Buckland Hill and Allt yr Esgair.
Buckland Hill
Peak
Buckland Hill is a low hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county of Powys in Wales. Sitting transversely across the Usk valley between the river and the village of Bwlch, it provides excellent panoramic views down the valley and across to the Black Mountains.
Allt yr Esgair
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Allt yr Esgair is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, Wales. It is commonly referred to locally as simply 'The Allt'. The Welsh name signifies 'wooded slope of the ridge'. Allt yr Esgair is situated 1½ miles northwest of Blaenllynfi Castle.
The New Inn
Pub
Photo: John Brightley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The New Inn is a pub, which is situated 3,300 feet southeast of Blaenllynfi Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bwlch and Talybont-on-Usk.
Bwlch
Village
Photo: Malcra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bwlch is a village and an electoral ward in the community of Cwmdu and District, Powys, south Wales. The settlement is strung out along the A40 road which crosses a low col above the Usk Valley at this point on its route between Brecon and Crickhowell.
Talybont-on-Usk
Village
Photo: Alan Spencer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Talybont-on-Usk is a village and community in Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Brecknockshire. It lies on both the Caerfanell river and the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, about 1 mile from the River Usk. Talybont-on-Usk is situated 2 miles west of Blaenllynfi Castle.
Llangasty Tal-y-llyn
Hamlet
Photo: GeraintTudur2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llangasty Tal-y-llyn is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Blaenllynfi Castle.
Blaenllynfi Castle
- Categories: castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.89813° or 51° 53′ 53″ northLongitude
-3.24441° or 3° 14′ 40″ westElevation
623 feet (190 metres)Operator
CadwOpen location code
9C3RVQX4+76OpenStreetMap ID
way 1023923130OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteGeoNames ID
6287121Wikidata ID
Q4923814
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Blaenllynfi Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Castell Blaenllynfi”
- Danish: “Blaenllyfni Castle”
- Swedish: “Castell Blaenllynfi”
- Welsh: “Castell Blaenllyfni”
- Welsh: “Castell Blaenllynfi”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Blaenllynfi Castle”. Photo: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.