Pen-Castell
Pen-Castell is a ruins in Melindwr, Ceredigion, Wales. Pen-Castell is situated nearby to the archaeological site Castell Bwa-drain Camp, as well as near the ruins Gwar Graig.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castell Bwa-drain Camp and Rheidol Power Station.
Castell Bwa-drain Camp
Archaeological site
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Castell Bwa-drain Camp is an archaeological site, which is situated 630 feet southwest of Pen-Castell.
Rheidol Power Station
Power station
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Rheidol power station is a 56 MW hydroelectric scheme near Aberystwyth, Wales. It was built between 1957 and 1962 and was officially opened on 3 July 1964. Rheidol Power Station is situated 2,300 feet southwest of Pen-Castell.
Rheidol Falls railway station
Railway station
Photo: Timothy Titus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rheidol Falls railway station is a railway station serving Rheidol Falls in Ceredigion in Mid-Wales. It is an intermediate station and request stop on the preserved narrow gauge 1 ft 11¾ in Vale of Rheidol Railway. Rheidol Falls railway station is situated 3,500 feet southwest of Pen-Castell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cwmbrwyno and Ystumtuen.
Cwmbrwyno
Hamlet
Cwmbrwyno is a hamlet in the community of Melindwr, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 71.2 miles from Cardiff and 172.3 miles from London. Cwmbrwyno is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones and is part of the Ceredigion constituency in the House of Commons.
Ystumtuen
Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ystumtuen is a small village in northern Ceredigion, Wales. It is situated above the valley of the River Rheidol. It is situated on rocks rich in lead and silver and during a lengthy period in the 18th and 19th centuries, Ystumtuen was a bustling mining village.
Aberffrwd
Hamlet
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Aberffrwd is a village in the Welsh principal area of Ceredigion. It has a railway station on the narrow-gauge Vale of Rheidol Railway, which was operated by British Rail as part of the island wide rail network until 1980. Aberffrwd is situated 2 miles west of Pen-Castell.
Pen-Castell
- Type: Ruins
- Category: building
- Location: Melindwr, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.39887° or 52° 23′ 56″ northLongitude
-3.89043° or 3° 53′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C4R94X5+GROpenStreetMap ID
way 1330776094OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruins
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“Pen-Castell” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Pen-Castell”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gwar Graig and Cwm Colomenddu.
Nearby Places
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