Banc y Darren
Banc y Darren is a hill in Trefeurig, Ceredigion, Wales and has an elevation of 958 feet. Banc y Darren is situated nearby to the locality Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, as well as near Pen-rhiw-newydd.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ystrad Peithyll and Llyn Mynydd-gorddu.
Ystrad Peithyll
Castle
Photo: Nigel Callaghan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ystrad Peithyll is the remains of a small 12th-century motte-and-bailey castle on the River Peithyll, near Penrhyn-coch in northern Ceredigion, Wales. The castle was attacked and destroyed by followers of Gruffydd ap Rhys in the early 12th century. Ystrad Peithyll is situated 1½ miles west of Banc y Darren.
Llyn Mynydd-gorddu
Pond
Photo: Marion Phillips, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llyn Mynydd-gorddu is a pond, which is situated 2 miles north of Banc y Darren.
Saint John’s Church
Church
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Saint John’s Church is situated 2½ miles west of Banc y Darren.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salem and Cwmerfyn.
Salem
Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Callaghan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Salem is a small Welsh village in Ceredigion, located between the Afon Stewi and Nant Seilo rivers. The closest village is Penrhyn-coch. The Salem Independent Church was built in 1864, in a similar style to the older church at Capel Bangor.
Cwmerfyn
Hamlet
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cwmerfyn is a hamlet in the community of Trefeurig, Ceredigion, Wales, nine miles by road east of Aberystwyth. Historically Cwmerfyn was a lead ore mining village.
Goginan
Village
Photo: Nigel Callaghan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Goginan is a small village in Ceredigion, Wales, about 7 miles outside Aberystwyth on the A44 between Ponterwyd and Capel Bangor. Afon Melindwr runs through the village, and is a tributary of the Afon Rheidol.
Banc y Darren
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 958 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Trefeurig, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.42896° or 52° 25′ 44″ northLongitude
-3.94447° or 3° 56′ 40″ westElevation
958 feet (292 metres)Open location code
9C4RC3H4+H6GeoNames ID
12615383
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