Hên Gastell
Hên Gastell is a ruins in Llanwnda, Gwynedd, Wales. Hên Gastell is situated nearby to the church Salem, as well as near the village Llanwnda.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dinas railway station and Caernarfon Airport.
Dinas railway station
Railway station
Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dinas is a station on the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway, which was built in 1877 as the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways Moel Tryfan Undertaking to carry dressed slate for trans-shipment to the LNWR. Dinas railway station is situated 1 mile north of Hên Gastell.
Caernarfon Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Keith Williamson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caernarfon Airport, is a general aviation airport located 4 nautical miles southwest of Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales. It is on the site of the former RAF Llandwrog which was operational between 1941 and 1946. Caernarfon Airport is situated 2½ miles northwest of Hên Gastell.
Bontnewydd railway station
Railway station
Photo: Cls14, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bontnewydd is an unstaffed halt on the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway. The halt was opened on 31 May 1999 on the petition of the villagers of Bontnewydd, and is between Caernarfon and Dinas on the Lôn Eifion cycle route. Bontnewydd railway station is situated 2 miles north of Hên Gastell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanwnda and Groeslon.
Llanwnda
Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanwnda is a village, community and electoral ward in Gwynedd, Wales. The community has a population of 1,994 as taken at the 2011 Census. It is situated about 3 miles to the south of Caernarfon, and 5 miles south-west of Llanrug.
Groeslon
Village
Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Groeslon is a small village in the community of Llandwrog in Gwynedd, Wales. The population was 880 at the 2011 census. Nearby villages are Penygroes, Carmel and Dinas.
Bontnewydd
Village
Photo: Bill Payer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bontnewydd is a small village and community with a population of 1,162 located on the A487 road 1+2⁄3 miles south of Caernarfon in Gwynedd, Wales, close to the river Gwyrfai, 2 miles from its outflow into Foryd Bay. Bontnewydd is situated 1½ miles northeast of Hên Gastell.
Hên Gastell
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Llanwnda, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.09165° or 53° 5′ 30″ northLongitude
-4.28401° or 4° 17′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C5Q3PR8+M9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1202372116OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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