Hen Gastell
Hen Gastell is a castle in Llanrhidian Higher, Swansea, Wales. Hen Gastell is situated near the village Three Crosses, as well as near the suburb Bynea.- 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: Loughor Castle and Bynea railway station.
Loughor Castle
Ruins
Bynea railway station
Railway station
Leucarum
Archaeological site
Leucarum was a coastal auxiliary fort in the Roman province of Britannia. Leucarum is situated 1½ miles north of Hen Gastell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Penclawdd and Three Crosses.
Penclawdd
Village
Bynea
Suburb
Bynea is a village close to the River Loughor in Carmarthenshire, Wales. 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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.6421° or 51° 38′ 32″ north
Longitude
-4.09073° or 4° 5′ 27″ west
Elevation
125 feet (38 metres)
Open location code
9C3QJWR5+RP
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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”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Pen-y-Lan and Blue Anchor.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Afon Lliw and Poundffald.
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