Tyn y Castell

Tyn y Castell is a hill in Pontarfynach, Ceredigion, Wales and has an elevation of 1,033 feet. Tyn y Castell is situated nearby to the hamlet Ystumtuen, as well as near Ysbyty Cynfyn.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rhiwfron railway station and Devil’s Bridge railway station.

Rhiwfron railway station

Railway station

Photo: Timothy Titus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rhiwfron railway station is a railway station serving Rhiwfron in Ceredigion in Mid-Wales. It is an intermediate station on the preserved Vale of Rheidol Railway.

Devil’s Bridge railway station

Railway station

Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Devil's Bridge is a heritage railway station that serves the village of Devil's Bridge, in Ceredigion, Wales. It is the eastern terminus of the preserved Vale of Rheidol Railway, which was built to carry lead ore and timber, as well as tourists.

Cwmrheidol Mine

Mine

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Devil’s Bridge and Ystumtuen.

Devil’s Bridge

Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Devil's Bridge is a tourist hotspot in Ceredigion just off the coast of West Wales, near Aberystwyth.

Ystumtuen

Hamlet

Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ystumtuen is a small village in northern Ceredigion, Wales. It is situated above the valley of the River Rheidol. It is situated on rocks rich in lead and silver and during a lengthy period in the 18th and 19th centuries, Ystumtuen was a bustling mining village.

Ysbyty Cynfyn

Hamlet

Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ysbyty Cynfyn is a hamlet in the community of Blaenrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 69.1 miles from Cardiff and 169.3 miles from London. The Parish Church of St John the Baptist was built in the early 19th century, replacing a previous one. Ysbyty Cynfyn is situated 2 miles northeast of Tyn y Castell.

Tyn y Castell

Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,033 feet
Category: landform
Location: Pontarfynach, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.38148° or 52° 22′ 53″ north

Longitude

-3.87184° or 3° 52′ 19″ west

Elevation

1,033 feet (315 metres)

Open location code

9C4R94JH+H7

GeoNames ID

12617781

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