Cefn-y-Castell

Cefn-y-Castell is an archaeological site in Trewern, Powys, Wales. Cefn-y-Castell is situated nearby to the peak Bulthy Hill, as well as near Middletown Quarry.

Photo: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: hillfort in Powys
Also known as: “Middletown Hill” and “Middletown Hillfort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include All Saints and Breidden Hill.

All Saints

Church

Photo: Jennifer Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

All Saints is a church, which is situated 2,600 feet south of Cefn-y-Castell.

Breidden Hill

Peak

Photo: John Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Breidden Hill is a steep-sided hill in Powys, Wales, near the town of Welshpool. It is immediately surrounded by the villages of Trewern, Middletown, Criggion, Crew Green and Llandrinio.

Admiral Rodney's Pillar is a monument on Breidden Hill in Powys, Wales. It was built in 1781–82 to commemorate the naval victories of Sir George Brydges Rodney, Admiral of the White during the American War of Independence. Admiral Rodney’s Pillar is situated 1 mile northwest of Cefn-y-Castell.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Criggion and Crewgreen.

Criggion

Village

Photo: Dave Croker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Criggion is a village in Powys, Wales. Criggion Radio Station was located nearby. A branch of the now defunct Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway terminated at Criggion.

Crewgreen

Village

Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Crewgreen is a village, which is situated 1½ miles northeast of Cefn-y-Castell.

Trewern

Village

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Trewern is a small village, community and electoral ward in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. The community includes the villages of Buttington and Middletown, situated 4.5 miles northeast of Welshpool, 14.5 miles west of Shrewsbury and 1 mile west of the Wales-England border. Trewern is situated 2 miles southwest of Cefn-y-Castell.

Cefn-y-Castell

Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Trewern, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.71337° or 52° 42′ 48″ north

Longitude

-3.02972° or 3° 1′ 47″ west

Open location code

9C4RPX7C+84

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1362365888

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q13126970

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In Other Languages

“Cefn-y-Castell” goes by many names.

Welsh: “Cefn y Castell (bryngaer)”
Welsh: “Cefn y Castell”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Middletown Hill and Bulthy Hill.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Penyfoel Farm and Bullhy Hill Farm.

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