Bryn-hir

Bryn-hir is a hill in Geneu’r Glyn, Ceredigion, Wales and has an elevation of 587 feet. Bryn-hir is situated nearby to the village Llandre, as well as near the hamlet Rhydypennau.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castell Gwallter and Bow Street railway station.

Castell Gwallter

Archaeological site

Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castell Gwallter, also known as Walter's Castle and sometimes Castell Penweddig, is the remains of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle situated on a large hill above the old village of Llandre in northern Ceredigion, Wales, four miles northeast of Aberystwyth.

Bow Street railway station

Railway station

Photo: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bow Street is a railway station on the Cambrian Line, which runs between Shrewsbury and Aberystwyth or Pwllheli. The station, situated 4 miles 30 chains north-east of Aberystwyth, serves the villages of Bow Street and Pen-y-garn in Ceredigion, Wales.

Noddfa Welsh Independent Chapel

Photo: GeraintTudur2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llandre and Rhydypennau.

Llandre

Village

Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.

Llandre, or Llanfihangel Genau'r Glyn, is a village in Ceredigion, Wales. It lies 5 miles north of Aberystwyth in the north-west of the county, on the road from Rhydypennau to Borth.

Rhydypennau

Hamlet

Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.

Rhydypennau is a hamlet in the Genau'r-glyn district of Ceredigion, Wales, approximately 4+1⁄2 miles north-east of Aberystwyth. Along with the village of Pen-y-garn, Rhydypennau is now often considered to be part of the neighbouring village of Bow Street.

Rhyd-Meirionnydd

Hamlet

Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rhyd-Meirionnydd is a small village in the community of Genau'r-glyn, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 77.3 miles from Cardiff and 179.7 miles from London. Rhyd-Meirionnydd is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones and is part of the Ceredigion Preseli constituency in the House of Commons.

Bryn-hir

Type: Hill with an elevation of 587 feet
Description: hill (179m) in Ceredigion
Categories: peak and landform
Location: Geneu’r Glyn, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.45673° or 52° 27′ 24″ north

Longitude

-4.03955° or 4° 2′ 22″ west

Elevation

587 feet (179 metres)

Open location code

9C4QFX46+M5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3320770999

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=hill

GeoNames ID

12609394

Wikidata ID

Q20585103

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Welsh—“Bryn-hir” goes by many names.

French: “Bryn-hir”
Welsh: “Bryn-hir”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Nantyfallen and Bow Street.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Llanfihangel Genau’r Glyn and Ywen Hynafol.

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