Castell Bwa-drain Camp
Castell Bwa-drain Camp is an archaeological site in Melindwr, Ceredigion, Wales. Castell Bwa-drain Camp is situated nearby to the ruins Pen-Castell, as well as near the valley Cwm Colomenddu.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.
Rheidol Power Station
Power station
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 1,600 feet west of Castell Bwa-drain Camp.
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 2,900 feet southwest of Castell Bwa-drain Camp.
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 Preseli 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
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 1½ miles west of Castell Bwa-drain Camp.
Castell Bwa-drain Camp
- Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Melindwr, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.39803° or 52° 23′ 53″ northLongitude
-3.89293° or 3° 53′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C4R94X4+6ROpenStreetMap ID
way 223681180OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata 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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