Castell Bwa-drain Camp

Castell Bwa-drain Camp is an archaeological site in , , . Castell Bwa-drain Camp is situated nearby to the ruins , as well as near the valley .
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: hillfort in Ceredigion
  • Also known as: “Castell Bwa-Drain”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rheidol Power Station and Rheidol Falls railway station.

Power station
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 56 MW hydroelectric scheme near , . It was built between 1957 and 1962 and was officially opened on 3 July 1964. is situated 1,600 feet west of Castell Bwa-drain Camp.

Railway station
Photo: Timothy Titus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway station serving Rheidol Falls in in Mid-Wales. It is an intermediate station and request stop on the preserved narrow gauge 1 ft 11¾ in Vale of Rheidol Railway. is situated 2,900 feet southwest of Castell Bwa-drain Camp.

Reservoir
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a reservoir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cwmbrwyno and Ystumtuen.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the community of , , Wales, which is 71.2 miles from and 172.3 miles from . is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones and is part of the Ceredigion Preseli constituency in the House of Commons.

Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in northern , 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, was a bustling mining village.

Hamlet
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the principal area of . It has a on the narrow-gauge Vale of Rheidol Railway, which was operated by British Rail as part of the island wide rail network until 1980. is situated 1½ miles west of Castell Bwa-drain Camp.

Castell Bwa-drain Camp

Latitude
52.39803° or 52° 23′ 53″ north
Longitude
-3.89293° or 3° 53′ 35″ west
Open location code
9C4R94X4+6R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 223681180
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q13126886
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In Other Languages

“Castell Bwa-drain Camp” goes by many names.
  • Welsh: “Castell Bwa-drain”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pen-Castell and Cwm Colomenddu.

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