Bryn-y-Castell
Bryn-y-Castell is an archaeological site in Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. Bryn-y-Castell is situated nearby to the peak Craig y Garreg-lwyd, as well as near the archaeological site Beddau Gwyr Ardudwy.Photo: Dewi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hill fort in Gwynedd, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Bryn y Castell”, “Bryn y Castell Hillfort”, “Bryn Y Castell Hillfort”, “Bryn Y Castell, Llyn Morwynis”, and “Bryn-y-Castell, Ffestiniog”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Llyn y Morynion and Manod Mawr.
Manod Mawr
Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
Manod Mawr is a mountain in North Wales and forms part of the Moelwynion. Although known as a mountain in the eastern Moelwyns, it and its sister peaks are sometimes known as the Ffestiniog hills.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llan Ffestiniog and Manod.
Llan Ffestiniog
Village
Photo: Barry Hunter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llan Ffestiniog, also known as Ffestiniog or simply Llan, is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, about 2 miles south of Blaenau Ffestiniog. Llan Ffestiniog is the older of the two communities, with its church and other buildings predating most of Blaenau Ffestiniog. Llan Ffestiniog is situated 1½ miles southwest of Bryn-y-Castell.
Manod
Village
Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Manod is a village, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Bryn-y-Castell.
Blaenau Ffestiniog
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blaenau Ffestiniog is a small town in the Snowdonia Mountains in Wales. Blaenau Ffestiniog is a former slate-mining village and consists of one main road with all the others leading off it. Many visitors come to ride the historic narrow-gauge railway.
Bryn-y-Castell
- Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.96892° or 52° 58′ 8″ northLongitude
-3.89534° or 3° 53′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C4RX493+HVOpenStreetMap ID
node 2995598690OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q20585168
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In Other Languages
“Bryn-y-Castell” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Bryn-y-Castell”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Craig y Garreg-lwyd and Beddau Gwyr Ardudwy.
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