Beacon Ring
Beacon Ring is a forest in Forden with Leighton and Trelystan, Powys, Wales. Beacon Ring is situated nearby to the hamlet Trelystan, as well as near the village Leighton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jennifer Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Jennifer Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Forest
- Description: hillfort in Powys, Wales
- Also known as: “Caer Digoll”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church Of The Holy Trinity, Leighton and Welshpool railway station.
Welshpool railway station
Railway station
Photo: Angella Streluk, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Welshpool railway station serves the town of Welshpool, in Powys, mid-Wales. It is a stop on the Cambrian Line between Shrewsbury and Machynlleth. The station was first opened in August 1860, but was resited a short distance away in May 1992 to allow for track realignment on the same day that the original closed.
Maes y Dre Recreation Ground
Recreation area
Maes y Dre Recreation Ground is a multi-use stadium in Welshpool, Powys, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Welshpool Town F.C. It is also used for some cricket matches. The stadium has a capacity of 3,000.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Welshpool and Buttington.
Welshpool
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Welshpool is a market town and community in Powys, Wales, historically in the county of Montgomeryshire. The town is four miles from the Wales–England border and low-lying on the River Severn.
Buttington
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buttington is a village in Powys, Wales, less than 3 km from Welshpool and about 300 m from the River Severn, in the community of Trewern. The Montgomery Canal passes through the village.
Marton
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marton, also known as Marton-in-Chirbury, is a small village in Shropshire, England, 8 km southeast of Welshpool, and has a nearby lake called Marton Pool.
Beacon Ring
- Categories: contour fort, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Forden with Leighton and Trelystan, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.6449° or 52° 38′ 42″ northLongitude
-3.0879° or 3° 5′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C4RJWV6+XROpenStreetMap ID
way 420098286OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodWikidata ID
Q13126475
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Beacon Ring” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Caer Digoll”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Trelystan and Leighton.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Long Mountain transmitting station and Weaver’s Plantation.
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