Castell Dinas Brân

Castell Dinas Brân is a medieval castle, built by the Princes of Powys Fadog, which occupies a prominent hilltop site above the town of in , .
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: castle in Denbighshire, Wales
  • Also known as: “Castle Dynas Bran” and “Dinas Brân”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Llangollen Town Hall and Plas Newydd.

Town hall
Photo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, is a municipal building in Castle Street, , , . The structure, which is the meeting place of Llangollen Town Council, is a Grade II listed building. is situated 4,100 feet southwest of Castell Dinas Brân.

Museum
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic house in the town of , Denbighshire, Wales, and was the home of the Ladies of Llangollen, Lady Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, for nearly 50 years. It is run as a museum by Denbighshire County Council. is situated 1 mile south of Castell Dinas Brân.

Museum
Photo: Alex Liivet, CC0.
is situated 4,100 feet southwest of Castell Dinas Brân.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Berwyn and Rhewl.

Hamlet
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is a settlement in , Wales. The settlement is situated a mile north-west of and is adjacent to the . The Horseshoe Falls is nearby.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3 miles northwest of Castell Dinas Brân.

Village
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is a village in , . It is situated in the Vale of Llangollen, on the A539 between and , in the community of , and in the historic county of Denbighshire. is situated 3 miles east of Castell Dinas Brân.

Castell Dinas Brân

Latitude
52.9792° or 52° 58′ 45″ north
Longitude
-3.15935° or 3° 9′ 34″ west
Open location code
9C4RXRHR+M7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 169959748
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q1226281
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Castell Dinas Brân” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Dinas Brân gaztelua”
  • Cebuano: “Dinas Bran Castle”
  • Danish: “Castell Dinas Bran”
  • German: “Dinas Bran Castle”
  • German: “Dinas Bran”
  • Hebrew: “טירת דינס בראן”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Dinas Brân”
  • Russian: “Замок Динас Бран”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Dinas Brân”
  • Swedish: “Dinas Bran Castle”
  • Welsh: “Castell Dinas Brân”

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