Begwns Round Barrow

Begwns Round Barrow is an archaeological site in , , . Begwns Round Barrow is situated nearby to the peak , as well as near the ruins .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mynydd Machen and Castell Meredydd.

Peak
Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Machen Mountain is a 362-metre-high hill lying between the town of and the village of in in south . Its summit is crowned by a trig point and a mast.

Castle
, also called Castell Machen, was a castle in Gwynllwg, Wales in the 13th century, long since ruined. is situated 1 mile south of Begwns Round Barrow.

College
Coleg Gwent - Crosskeys is the largest campus of . It is located next to Risca Road in , near in . The college was previously a technical college and a coal mining college. is situated 1 mile north of Begwns Round Barrow.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Machen and Risca.

Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a large village three miles east of , south . It is situated in the Caerphilly borough within the historic boundaries of .

Town
Photo: Rudi Winter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town in the and within the historic boundaries of in south-east Wales. It has a population of 11,228.

Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small hamlet at the very western edge of the city of , . It is adjacent to the A468 road, south-east of in the county borough of Caerphilly.

Begwns Round Barrow

Latitude
51.6036° or 51° 36′ 13″ north
Longitude
-3.12217° or 3° 7′ 20″ west
Open location code
9C3RJV3H+C4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 695873199
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
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