Hen Gastell
Hen Gastell is a castle in Llanrhidian Higher, Swansea, Wales. Hen Gastell is situated nearby to the village Three Crosses, as well as near the suburb Bynea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: hillfort near Penclawdd, Swansea, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Dan-y-Lan Camp”, “Dan-Y-Lan Camp”, “Hen Gastell, Llanrhidian Higher”, and “Hen Gastell, Pen-Clawdd”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Loughor Castle and Leucarum.
Loughor Castle
Ruins
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loughor Castle is a ruined, medieval fortification located in the town of Loughor, Wales. The castle was built around 1106 by the Anglo-Norman lord Henry de Beaumont, during the Norman invasion of Wales. Loughor Castle is situated 1½ miles north of Hen Gastell.
Leucarum
Archaeological site
Leucarum was a coastal auxiliary fort in the Roman province of Britannia. Its remains are located beneath the town of Loughor in the Welsh city of Swansea. Leucarum is situated 1½ miles north of Hen Gastell.
Bynea railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bynea railway station serves the village of Bynea near Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Bynea station is situated close to the Millennium Coastal Park and is a convenient stop for cyclists and hikers to the coastal area. Bynea railway station is situated 2 miles north of Hen Gastell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Penclawdd and Three Crosses.
Penclawdd
Village
Photo: Eagle Owl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Penclawdd is a village in the north of the Gower Peninsula in the county of Swansea, Wales. Historically, it was part of Glamorgan. Penclawdd is most famous for its local cockle industry which goes back for many years to Roman times.
Bynea
Suburb
Bynea is a village close to the River Loughor in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It also forms an electoral ward for the purposes of elections to Carmarthenshire County Council, and is situated in Berwig Hamlet. Bynea is situated 1½ miles north of Hen Gastell.
Hen Gastell
- Categories: ringwork castle, hillslope fort, hillfort, enclosure, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llanrhidian Higher, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Hen Gastell” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hen Gastell”
- Swedish: “Hen Gastell”
- Welsh: “Hen Gastell, Pen-Clawdd”
- Welsh: “Hen Gastell”
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