Bovil-uchaf

Bovil-uchaf is a ruins in Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. Bovil-uchaf is situated nearby to the ruins Bovil Cottage, as well as near the forest Coed Pen-llwyn.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mynydd Machen and Castell Meredydd.

Mynydd Machen

Peak

Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mynydd Machen or Machen Mountain is a 362-metre-high hill lying between the town of Risca and the village of Machen in Caerphilly County Borough in south Wales. Its summit is crowned by a trig point and a mast.

Castell Meredydd

Castle

Castell Meredydd, also called Castell Machen, was a castle in Gwynllwg, Wales in the 13th century, long since ruined. Castell Meredydd is situated 3,200 feet southeast of Bovil-uchaf.

Machen Library

Library

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Machen Library is situated 3,800 feet west of Bovil-uchaf.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Machen and Lower Machen.

Machen

Village

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Machen is a large village three miles east of Caerphilly, south Wales. It is situated in the Caerphilly borough within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.

Lower Machen

Hamlet

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lower Machen is a small hamlet at the very western edge of the city of Newport, South Wales. It is adjacent to the A468 road, south-east of Machen in the county borough of Caerphilly.