Hen Gaer
Hen Gaer is a peak in Tirymynach, Ceredigion, Wales and has an elevation of 531 feet. Hen Gaer is situated nearby to the quarter Nantyfallen, as well as near the village Bow Street.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hen Gaer and Bow Street railway station.
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.
Bow Street railway station
Railway station
Photo: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bow Street is a railway station on the Cambrian Line, which runs between Shrewsbury and Aberystwyth or Pwllheli. The station, situated 4 miles 30 chains north-east of Aberystwyth, serves the villages of Bow Street and Pen-y-garn in Ceredigion, Wales.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bow Street and Penrhyn-coch.
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.
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.
Rhydypennau
Hamlet
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
Rhydypennau is a hamlet in the Genau'r-glyn district of Ceredigion, Wales, approximately 4+1⁄2 miles north-east of Aberystwyth. Along with the village of Pen-y-garn, Rhydypennau is now often considered to be part of the neighbouring village of Bow Street.
Hen Gaer
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 531 feet
- Description: hill (162m) in Ceredigion
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Tirymynach, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.44051° or 52° 26′ 26″ northLongitude
-4.0138° or 4° 0′ 50″ westElevation
531 feet (162 metres)Open location code
9C4QCXRP+6FOpenStreetMap ID
node 3469891161OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12619929Wikidata ID
Q106711146
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Hen Gaer” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Hen Gaer”
- Welsh: “Hen Gaer”
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