Allt yr Esgob
Allt yr Esgob is a hill in Llandyfriog, Ceredigion, Wales and has an elevation of 571 feet. Allt yr Esgob is situated nearby to the locality Blaen-Cil-Llech, as well as near the village Pentrecagal.Places of Interest
Highlights include Newcastle Emlyn Castle and Newcastle Emlyn Library.
Newcastle Emlyn Castle
Castle
Photo: Steve Chapple, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newcastle Emlyn Castle is a ruined castle in the market town of Newcastle Emlyn in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is strategically located on a steep-sided promontory overlooking the River Teifi and was probably built by the Welsh lord Maredudd ap Rhys in about 1240. Newcastle Emlyn Castle is situated 1½ miles southwest of Allt yr Esgob.
Newcastle Emlyn Library
Library
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newcastle Emlyn Library is situated 1½ miles southwest of Allt yr Esgob.
Church Of St Cynllo
Church
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church Of St Cynllo is situated 1½ miles northeast of Allt yr Esgob.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Adpar and Aber-arad.
Adpar
Village
Photo: Marion Phillips, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Adpar is a village in Ceredigion, Wales, in the community of Llandyfriog, now considered as a part of Newcastle Emlyn, to which it is joined by a bridge across the River Teifi. The village was also known as Trefhedyn and was a borough in its own right. Adpar is situated 1½ miles southwest of Allt yr Esgob.
Aber-arad
Village
Aber-arad is a village in Carmarthenshire, Wales, which lies less than one mile to the east of Newcastle Emlyn. In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Aber Arad as: ABERARAD, a village in the parish of Kenarth, Carmarthen; a mile east of Newcastle-Emlyn. Aber-arad is situated 1½ miles southwest of Allt yr Esgob.
Newcastle Emlyn
Photo: Keith Ruffles, CC BY 3.0.
Newcastle Emlyn is a market town located in both Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, straddled across the River Teifi, located halfway between the towns of Carmarthen and Cardigan.
Allt yr Esgob
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 571 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Llandyfriog, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.05536° or 52° 3′ 19″ northLongitude
-4.43831° or 4° 26′ 18″ westElevation
571 feet (174 metres)Open location code
9C4Q3H46+4MGeoNames ID
12617832
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