Craig Gwrtheyrn
Craig Gwrtheyrn, or Caer Gwrtheyrn, is an Iron Age hillfort on the south side of the River Teifi, about 1.2 miles west of the village of Llanfihangel-ar-Arth, in Carmarthenshire, Wales.Photo: Marion Phillips, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Carmarthenshire, Wales
- Also known as: “Caer Gwrtheyrn” and “Craig-Gwrtheyrn”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tysul Youth and Llandysul Library.
Tysul Youth
Community center
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tysul Youth is a community center, which is situated 1 mile west of Craig Gwrtheyrn.
Llandysul Library
Library
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llandysul Library is situated 1 mile west of Craig Gwrtheyrn.
Powerhouse
Community center
Photo: Marion Phillips, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Powerhouse is a community center, which is situated 1¼ miles west of Craig Gwrtheyrn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llandysul and Llanfihangel-ar-Arth.
Llandysul
Photo: Breckenheimer, Public domain.
Llandysul is a small town on the Afon Teifi, Wales. The river is well known for its recreation opportunities, especially angling and kayaking.
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth
Village
Photo: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth is a village and community in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales. The area includes six villages: Alltwalis, Dolgran, Gwyddgrug, Llanfihangel-Ar-Arth, New Inn and Pencader.
Derlwyn
Hamlet
Derlwyn is a small village in the community of Llandysul, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 61.4 miles from Cardiff and 180.9 miles from London. Derlwyn is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones and is part of the Ceredigion Preseli constituency in the House of Commons. Derlwyn is situated 1½ miles northeast of Craig Gwrtheyrn.
Craig Gwrtheyrn
- Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llanfihangel-ar-Arth, Carmarthenshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.03878° or 52° 2′ 20″ northLongitude
-4.28584° or 4° 17′ 9″ westElevation
502 feet (153 metres)Open location code
9C4Q2PQ7+GMOpenStreetMap ID
way 703121050OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q13126339
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In Other Languages
“Craig Gwrtheyrn” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Bryngaer Craig-Gwrtheyrn”
- Welsh: “Craig Gwrtheyrn”
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