Pen-y-gaer
Pen-y-gaer is an archaeological site in Llangeitho, Ceredigion, Wales. Pen-y-gaer is situated nearby to the church Ty Capel, as well as near the forest Allt Pantybeudy.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Llangeitho, Ceredigion
- Also known as: “Pen-y-Gaer”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castell Flemish hillfort and Ffynnon Garon.
Castell Flemish hillfort
Archaeological site
Photo: Ian Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castell Flemish hillfort is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles northeast of Pen-y-gaer.
Ffynnon Garon
Spring
Photo: Sampbannon, CC0.
Ffynnon Garon is a spring, which is situated 2½ miles east of Pen-y-gaer.
Blaenpennal Chapel
Chapel
Photo: Ian Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blaenpennal Chapel is situated 2 miles north of Pen-y-gaer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llangeitho and Tyncelyn.
Llangeitho
Village
Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llangeitho is a village and community on the upper River Aeron in Ceredigion, Wales, about four miles west of Tregaron and 11 kilometres north of Lampeter. Its population of 874 in 2001 fell to 819 at the 2011 census.
Tyncelyn
Hamlet
Tyncelyn is a hamlet in the community of Lledrod, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 63.7 miles from Cardiff and 172.6 miles from London. Tyncelyn is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones and is part of the Ceredigion Preseli constituency in the House of Commons. Tyncelyn is situated 1½ miles north of Pen-y-gaer.
Tregaron
Town
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tregaron is an ancient market town in Ceredigion, Wales. It is sited astride the River Brenig, a tributary of the River Teifi, and is 11 miles north-east of Lampeter. Tregaron is situated 2½ miles east of Pen-y-gaer.
Pen-y-gaer
- Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llangeitho, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.22889° or 52° 13′ 44″ northLongitude
-3.99293° or 3° 59′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C4R62H4+HROpenStreetMap ID
node 4081682636OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q31109405
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In Other Languages
“Pen-y-gaer” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Pen-y-gaer”
- Welsh: “Pen-y-Gaer”
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Notable Places Nearby
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