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 hamlet Pen-bont-rhyd-y-beddau, 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 Pen-bont-rhyd-y-beddau and Salem.

Pen-bont-rhyd-y-beddau

Hamlet

Pen-bont-rhyd-y-beddau is a small village in the community of Trefeurig, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 73.7 miles from Cardiff and 174.8 miles from London.

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.

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″ north

Longitude

-3.94447° or 3° 56′ 40″ west

Elevation

958 feet (292 metres)

Open location code

9C4RC3H4+H6

GeoNames ID

12615383

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