Banc y Gwmryn

Banc y Gwmryn is a hill in Melindwr, Ceredigion, Wales and has an elevation of 509 feet. Banc y Gwmryn is situated nearby to the hamlet Capel Dewi, as well as near Cefn Llwyd.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ystrad Peithyll and Hen Gaer.

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.

Hen Gaer

Archaeological site

Photo: Marion Phillips, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hen Gaer is an Iron Age hillfort, on a hill adjacent to and east of Bow Street, Ceredigion, Wales. Other names of the hillfort are Broncastellan and Caer Shon.

Saint John’s Church

Church

Photo: Jason.nlw, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Comins Coch and Penrhyn-coch.

Comins Coch

Village

Photo: Nigel Callaghan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Comins Coch is a small village in Ceredigion, Wales, to the northeast of Aberystwyth. The village is covered by Faenor community/parish council. There are approximately 300 residents living in the village, which includes a primary school, phone box and a post box.

Penrhyn-coch

Village

Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Penrhyn-coch is a small village in the community of Trefeurig, Ceredigion, Wales, located between Afon Stewi and Nant Seilo rivers, close to where they merge into Afon Clarach.

Bow Street

Village

Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.

Bow Street is a large village in the Tirymynach district of Ceredigion, Wales, approximately 3.5 miles north-east of Aberystwyth. As well as Bow Street itself, it is now often considered to include the neighbouring smaller village of Pen-y-garn and the hamlet of Rhydypennau.

Banc y Gwmryn

Type: Hill with an elevation of 509 feet
Description: hill (155m) in Ceredigion
Categories: peak and landform
Location: Melindwr, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.41955° or 52° 25′ 10″ north

Longitude

-4.00848° or 4° 0′ 31″ west

Elevation

509 feet (155 metres)

Open location code

9C4QCX9R+RJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3469910633

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=hill

GeoNames ID

12617838

Wikidata ID

Q106711152

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Banc y Gwmryn” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Banc y Gwmryn”
Welsh: “Banc y Gwmryn”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Capel Dewi and Cefn Llwyd.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Coed y Gwmryn and Bronsait.

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