Coed-y-Gaer Hillfort
Coed-y-Gaer Hillfort is an archaeological site in Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine, Powys, Wales. Access is restricted and requires permission. Coed-y-Gaer Hillfort is situated nearby to the community center Cwmdu Village Hall, as well as near the pub Farmers Arms.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tretower Castle and Pen Allt-mawr.
Tretower Castle
Castle
Photo: Pete Chapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tretower Castle is a Grade I-listed ruined castle in the village of Tretower in the county of Powys, Wales. It was built around the beginning of the twelfth century as a motte and bailey castle and this was probably replaced mid-century by a stone shell keep. Tretower Castle is situated 2 miles south of Coed-y-Gaer Hillfort.
Pen Allt-mawr
Peak
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pen Allt-mawr is a 719 metres high subsidiary summit of Waun Fach and the third highest peak in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. A very recognisable and prominent peak of the Black Mountains, it lies near the end of the more westerly of Waun Fach's two broad southern ridges. Pen Allt-mawr is situated 2 miles east of Coed-y-Gaer Hillfort.
Blaenllynfi Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blaenllynfi Castle is a privately owned ruinous stone castle near the village of Bwlch in southern Powys, Wales. It was probably built in the early thirteenth century. Blaenllynfi Castle is situated 2 miles west of Coed-y-Gaer Hillfort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cwmdu and Tretower.
Cwmdu
Village
Photo: Rugbydave45, CC BY 3.0.
Cwmdu or Llanfihangel Cwmdu is a small village in the community of Cwmdu and District, situated in the heart of the Black Mountains in Powys, Wales. Its name is derived from the Welsh language "Cwm Du", which means 'Black Valley'.
Tretower
Village
Tretower is a hamlet in the community of Cwmdu and District, in the southern part of the county of Powys in Wales. It lies on the A479 road within the Brecon Beacons National Park at the foot of the Black Mountains just off the Usk Valley. Tretower is situated 2 miles south of Coed-y-Gaer Hillfort.
Bwlch
Village
Photo: Malcra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bwlch is a village and an electoral ward in the community of Cwmdu and District, Powys, south Wales. The settlement is strung out along the A40 road which crosses a low col above the Usk Valley at this point on its route between Brecon and Crickhowell. Bwlch is situated 2 miles southwest of Coed-y-Gaer Hillfort.
Coed-y-Gaer Hillfort
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.90879° or 51° 54′ 32″ northLongitude
-3.19885° or 3° 11′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C3RWR52+GFOpenStreetMap ID
node 9850238536OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
“Coed-y-Gaer Hillfort” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Bryngaer Coed y Gaer”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Coed y Gaer and Cwmdu Village Hall.
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