Llangathen
Llangathen is a locality in Carmarthenshire, South Wales, Wales. Llangathen is situated nearby to the hamlet Broad Oak, as well as near the locality Cilsan.Places of Interest
Highlights include Aberglasney and Dinefwr Castle.
Aberglasney
Garden
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aberglasney House and Gardens is a medieval house and gardens set in the Tywi valley in the parish of Llangathen, Carmarthenshire, West Wales. It is owned and run by Aberglasney Restoration Trust, a registered charity.
Dinefwr Castle
Photo: Andrew Bone, CC BY 2.0.
Dinefwr Castle is a ruined castle overlooking the River Towy near the town of Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It lies on a ridge on the northern bank of the Towy, with a steep drop of one hundred feet to the river. Dinefwr Castle is situated 2½ miles east of Llangathen.
Grongar Hill
Peak
Photo: George Causley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grongar Hill is located in the Welsh county of Carmarthenshire and was the subject of a loco-descriptive poem by John Dyer. Published in two versions in 1726, during the Augustan period, its celebration of the individual experience of the landscape makes it a precursor of Romanticism.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llandeilo and Llangathen.
Llandeilo
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llandeilo is a town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated where the River Towy is crossed by the A483 on a 19th-century stone bridge. At the 2021 census the community had a population of 1,784.
Llangathen
Village
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llangathen is a village and community located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The community includes the hamlet of Cilsân. The population taken at the 2011 census was 507.
Llanfynydd
Village
Photo: Dara Jasumani, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanfynydd is a village, parish and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The community population at the 2021 census was 528. It lies some 10 miles north-east of the county town, Carmarthen. Llanfynydd is situated 3 miles northwest of Llangathen.
Llangathen
- Type: Locality
- Location: Carmarthenshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.8891° or 51° 53′ 21″ northLongitude
-4.0683° or 4° 4′ 6″ westElevation
282 feet (86 metres)Open location code
9C3QVWQJ+JMGeoNames ID
7297744
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