Allt y Gaer
Allt y Gaer is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Llangathen community, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is a 3.5ha conifer woodland on the northern slopes of the Tywi Valley, which has SSSI protected designation because it holds the largest heronry in West Wales.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wales
- Also known as: “Alltygaer”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grongar Hill and Aberglasney.
Grongar Hill
Peak
Photo: George Causley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grongar Hill is located in the Welsh county of Carmarthenshire and was the subject of a loco-descriptive poem by John Dyer. Published in two versions in 1726, during the Augustan period, its celebration of the individual experience of the landscape makes it a precursor of Romanticism.
Aberglasney
Garden
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aberglasney House and Gardens is a medieval house and gardens set in the Tywi valley in the parish of Llangathen, Carmarthenshire, West Wales. It is owned and run by Aberglasney Restoration Trust, a registered charity. Aberglasney is situated 1 mile northeast of Allt y Gaer.
Dryslwyn Castle
Ruins
Dryslwyn Castle is a native Welsh castle, sited on a rocky hill roughly halfway between Llandeilo and Carmarthen in Wales. It stands on high ground overlooking the Tywi Valley with extensive views. Dryslwyn Castle is situated 1 mile west of Allt y Gaer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llangathen and Llanarthne.
Llangathen
Village
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llangathen is a village and community located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The community includes the hamlet of Cilsân. The population taken at the 2011 census was 507.
Llanarthne
Village
Photo: Dave Kelly, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanarthney is a village and community in Carmarthenshire, south-west Wales. It is situated on the B4300 road, 12 km east of Carmarthen and 10 km west of Llandeilo. Llanarthne is situated 2½ miles west of Allt y Gaer.
Milo
Hamlet
Milo is a small village of some 50 homes in the parish of Llanfihangel Aberbythych, some three miles north of Ammanford in Carmarthenshire, Wales. According to the 2001 census, the parish is home to 1,277 inhabitants. Milo is situated 2½ miles southeast of Allt y Gaer.
Allt y Gaer
- Category: castle
- Location: Llangathen, Carmarthenshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.86859° or 51° 52′ 7″ northLongitude
-4.07589° or 4° 4′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C3QVW9F+CJOpenStreetMap ID
way 287515164OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q4733307
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“Allt y Gaer” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Allt y Gaer”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Allt y Gaer”. Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.