Tre’r Ceiri

Tre'r Ceiri is a hillfort dating back to the Iron Age. The name means "town of the giants", from cewri, plural of cawr, "giant". The settlement is 450 metres above sea level on the slopes of , a mountain on the north coast of the in , north-western Wales.
  • Archaeological site
  • Description: large Iron Age hillfort
  • Also known as
    “Tre’r Ceiri Hill Fort”
    “Tre’r Creiri”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yr Eifl and St Aelhaearn’s Church.

Peak
, sometimes called the Rivals in English…

Church
is situated 1 mile east of Tre’r Ceiri.

Quarry
The railway was an industrial… is situated 1 mile northwest of Tre’r Ceiri.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trefor and Nant Gwrtheyrn.

Village
is a village on the northern coast of the , in , Wales.

Hamlet
is a Welsh language and heritage…

Village
is a village on the North West of Wales on the in , .

Tre’r Ceiri

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Latitude
52.97455° or 52° 58′ 28″ north
Longitude
-4.42392° or 4° 25′ 26″ west
Open location code
9C4QXHFG+RC
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Tre’r Ceiri” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Tre’r Ceiri”
  • French: “Tre’r Ceiri”
  • German: “Tre’r Ceyri”
  • Hebrew: “טרר קאירי”
  • Hebrew: “טרר קיירי”
  • Italian: “Tre’r Ceiri”
  • Welsh: “Tre’r Ceiri”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tre’r Ceiri and Yr Eifl National Nature Reserve.

Nearby Places

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