Castell Cawr
Castell Cawr, or Tan-y-Gopa as it is known locally, is a heavily forested hill above the town of Abergele in Conwy county borough, Wales. On it is found the Iron Age hillfort of Castell Cawr, which overlooks the River Clwyd.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Conwy
- Also known as: “Tan-y-Gopa”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castell Cawr and Gwrych Castle.
Gwrych Castle
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Gwrych Castle is a Grade I listed country house near Abergele in Conwy County Borough, Wales. On an ancient site, the current building was created by Lloyd Hesketh Bamford-Hesketh and his descendants over much of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Gwrych Castle is situated 3,400 feet northwest of Castell Cawr.
Abergele Golf Club
Golf course
Abergele Golf Club is a golf club located in Abergele, Conwy, Clwyd, Wales. The 18-hole course was formed in 1910 and established itself at its present location in 1968 near Gwrych Castle and is a member of the Community amateur sports club. Abergele Golf Club is situated 3,500 feet northwest of Castell Cawr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhyd y Foel and Pensarn.
Rhyd y Foel
Village
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Rhyd-y-foel is a small village near the coast of north Wales in the area of Rhos in the County Borough of Conwy, Wales. It is named after the old ford over the River Dulas.
Pensarn
Village
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Pensarn is a suburb of Abergele in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The name Pensarn means 'end of the causeway' in English. The crossing of Morfa Rhuddlan was facilitated by a causeway near the sea, located at this point.
Llanddulas
Village
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Llanddulas is a village in Conwy county borough, Wales, midway between Old Colwyn and Abergele and next to the North Wales Expressway in the community of Llanddulas and Rhyd-y-foel. Llanddulas is situated 2 miles northwest of Castell Cawr.
Castell Cawr
- Categories: hill, contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Abergele, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.2766° or 53° 16′ 36″ northLongitude
-3.59772° or 3° 35′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C5R7CG2+JWOpenStreetMap ID
node 1716361748OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q7682009
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Castell Cawr” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Tan-y-Gopa”
- Welsh: “Castell Cawr”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Coed y Gopa and Bryn Gwenallt.
Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Castell Cawr”. Photo: Mattcymru2, CC BY-SA 3.0.