Castell Nadolig
Castell Nadolig is an Iron Age hillfort, about 2.5 miles east of the village of Aberporth and about 1 mile south of the village of Penbryn, in Ceredigion, Wales. It is a scheduled monument. The Penbryn Spoons, of the late Iron Age, were found here.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Ceredigion
- Also known as: “Castell Nadolig Hillfort, Findspot of The Late Iron Age Penbryn Spoons”, “Castle Christmas”, and “Christmas Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Internal Fire Museum of Power and Maen Corbalengus.
Internal Fire Museum of Power
Museum
Photo: Jozg44, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Internal Fire Museum of Power is a museum of internal combustion engines in West Wales. The museum's collection is mostly of larger stationary diesel engines, as used for generating sets and pumping stations. Internal Fire Museum of Power is situated 2,300 feet southwest of Castell Nadolig.
Maen Corbalengus
Stone
Photo: Cered, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maen Corbalengus is a stone, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Castell Nadolig.
St Michael’s Church
Church
Photo: Mattofaberystwyth, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of St Michael at present holds services every Sunday at 11.15am. It is a Grade I listed church in Penbryn, Ceredigion, Wales. It is situated on a hillside on the western side of the Hoffnant Valley, approximately 0.5 kilometres inland from Penbryn beach. St Michael’s Church is situated 1 mile north of Castell Nadolig.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sarnau and Penbryn.
Penbryn
Hamlet
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Penbryn is a small coastal village and community in Ceredigion, Wales, about 8 miles from Cardigan.
Tan-y-groes
Hamlet
Tan-y-groes is a hamlet in the community of Penbryn, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 11 km east of Cardigan on the A487 trunk road. Tan-y-groes is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones and the Member of Parliament is Ben Lake.
Castell Nadolig
- Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Penbryn, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.12554° or 52° 7′ 32″ northLongitude
-4.48674° or 4° 29′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C4Q4GG7+68OpenStreetMap ID
way 741771663OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q13126912
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In Other Languages
“Castell Nadolig” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Castell Nadolig”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cefnllaethdre Caravan Site and Caer Pwntan.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Tanygroes Slaughter Hse Substation and Llwynhelyg Farm.
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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 “Castell Nadolig”. Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.