Pen y Castell
Pen y Castell is a hill in Llanddyfnan, Anglesey, Wales and has an elevation of 554 feet. Pen y Castell is situated nearby to the locality Yr Arwydd, as well as near the hamlet Penrhos-Lligwy.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mynydd Bodafon and St Michael’s Church.
Mynydd Bodafon
Peak
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mynydd Bodafon is a small collection of peaks including Yr Arwydd which is the highest point on the island of Anglesey. It lies about 2+1⁄2 miles west of the coastal town of Moelfre and 2⁄3 mi south-west of the hamlet of Brynrefail.
St Michael’s Church
Church
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Michael's Church is the parish church of Penrhoslligwy, a village near Moelfre in the north-east of the island of Anglesey, in Gwynedd, Wales. With datable components from around 1400, the building is listed at Grade II* and was restored in 1865.
Din Llugwy Romano-British Village
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Din Lligwy hut circle is an ancient village site near the east coast of Anglesey, close to the village of Moelfre, North Wales. Excavations in 1905–1907 produced hundreds of Roman-period pot sherds of the 3rd and 4th centuries CE, many repaired with iron clamps. Din Llugwy Romano-British Village is situated 2 miles east of Pen y Castell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brynrefail and Dulas.
Brynrefail
Village
Photo: Cls14, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Brynrefail is a small village in north-east Anglesey, Wales. The village is located in the civil parish of Moelfre on the A5025 between Amlwch and Benllech.
Dulas
Hamlet
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dulas or City Dulas is a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. It is situated on the A5025 road, near the coast at only 5 metres above sea level. It is in the community of Llaneilian.
Llandyfrydog
Hamlet
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llandyfrydog is a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales, in the community of Rhosybol. Until 1984 it was its own community. Llandyfrydog is situated 1½ miles west of Pen y Castell.
Pen y Castell
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 554 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Llanddyfnan, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.34262° or 53° 20′ 33″ northLongitude
-4.30233° or 4° 18′ 8″ westElevation
554 feet (169 metres)Open location code
9C5Q8MVX+23GeoNames ID
12620499
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