Pen-y-Lan
Pen-y-Lan is a locality in Llanrhidian Higher, Swansea, Wales. Pen-y-Lan is situated nearby to the village Penclawdd, as well as near Blue Anchor.Places of Interest
Highlights include Loughor Castle and WWT Llanelli Wetlands Centre.
Loughor Castle
Ruins
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loughor Castle is a ruined, medieval fortification located in the town of Loughor, Wales. The castle was built around 1106 by the Anglo-Norman lord Henry de Beaumont, during the Norman invasion of Wales. Loughor Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of Pen-y-Lan.
WWT Llanelli Wetlands Centre
Nature reserve
Photo: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre at Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales is one of ten wetland nature reserves in the UK managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, a nature conservation charity. WWT Llanelli Wetlands Centre is situated 2 miles northwest of Pen-y-Lan.
Bynea railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bynea railway station serves the village of Bynea near Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Bynea station is situated close to the Millennium Coastal Park and is a convenient stop for cyclists and hikers to the coastal area. Bynea railway station is situated 2½ miles north of Pen-y-Lan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Penclawdd and Three Crosses.
Penclawdd
Village
Photo: Eagle Owl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Penclawdd is a village in the north of the Gower Peninsula in the county of Swansea, Wales. Historically, it was part of Glamorgan. Penclawdd is most famous for its local cockle industry which goes back for many years to Roman times.
Three Crosses
Village
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Three Crosses is a village, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Pen-y-Lan.
Bynea
Suburb
Bynea is a village close to the River Loughor in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It also forms an electoral ward for the purposes of elections to Carmarthenshire County Council, and is situated in Berwig Hamlet. Bynea is situated 2 miles north of Pen-y-Lan.
Pen-y-Lan
- Type: Locality
- Location: Llanrhidian Higher, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.63949° or 51° 38′ 22″ northLongitude
-4.10173° or 4° 6′ 6″ westElevation
157 feet (48 metres)Open location code
9C3QJVQX+Q8GeoNames ID
13266875
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