Carn Wen - The Druid’s circle
Carn Wen - The Druid’s circle is an archaeological site in Nantmel, Powys, Wales. Carn Wen - The Druid’s circle is situated nearby to the peak Gwastedyn Hill, as well as near the forest Caerhyddwen.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rhayader Castle and Rhayader Museum and Gallery.
Rhayader Castle
Castle
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhayader Castle is the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle in the town of Rhayader, Powys, Wales. The available documentary sources are not clear enough to distinguish between this site and the castle mound across the river and one or the other was probably built by Rhys ap Gruffydd, Prince of Deheubarth, in 1177. Rhayader Castle is situated 1½ miles northwest of Carn Wen - The Druid’s circle.
Rhayader Museum and Gallery
Museum
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhayader Museum and Gallery is situated 1½ miles northwest of Carn Wen - The Druid’s circle.
Rhayader Library
Library
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhayader Library is situated 1½ miles northwest of Carn Wen - The Druid’s circle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nant Glas and Rhayader.
Nant Glas
Hamlet
Photo: Stuart Wilding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nant Glas is a village in the Elan Valley near Rhayader and Llandrindod Wells in Powys, Wales. It is on a side road between the A44 to the northeast and the A470 to the southwest.
Rhayader
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Rhayader is a market town and community in Powys, Wales, within the historic county of Radnorshire. The town is 20 miles from the source of the River Wye on Plynlimon, the highest point of the Cambrian Mountains, and is located at the junction of the A470 road and the A44 road 13 miles north of Builth Wells and 30 miles east of Aberystwyth.
Llanwrthwl
Village
Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanwrthwl is a village and community in Powys, mid Wales, and the historic county of Brecknockshire. Llanwrthwl lies off the A470 road, north by road from Builth Wells and Newbridge-on-Wye and south of Rhayader. Llanwrthwl is situated 1½ miles southwest of Carn Wen - The Druid’s circle.
Carn Wen - The Druid’s circle
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Nantmel, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.28409° or 52° 17′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.48667° or 3° 29′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C4R7GM7+J8OpenStreetMap ID
node 7252924378OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gwastedyn Hill and Caerhyddwen.
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