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.

Saint John’s Church

Church

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

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
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Latitude

52.44051° or 52° 26′ 26″ north

Longitude

-4.0138° or 4° 0′ 50″ west

Elevation

531 feet (162 metres)

Open location code

9C4QCXRP+6F

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3469891161

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12619929

Wikidata 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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Localities in the Area

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