Adpar Castle Mound
Adpar Castle Mound is an archaeological site in Llandyfriog, Ceredigion, Wales. Adpar Castle Mound is situated nearby to the doctor’s office Meddygfa Emlyn, as well as near The Emlyn Arms Hotel, Including attached Ranges Each Side & Rear Outbuildings, Bridge Street/Heol Y B.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Newcastle Emlyn Castle and Newcastle Emlyn Library.
Newcastle Emlyn Castle
Castle
Photo: Steve Chapple, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newcastle Emlyn Castle is a ruined castle in the market town of Newcastle Emlyn in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is strategically located on a steep-sided promontory overlooking the River Teifi and was probably built by the Welsh lord Maredudd ap Rhys in about 1240. Newcastle Emlyn Castle is situated 980 feet southeast of Adpar Castle Mound.
Newcastle Emlyn Library
Library
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newcastle Emlyn Library is situated 780 feet southwest of Adpar Castle Mound.
The Emlyn Arms Hotel, Including attached Ranges Each Side & Rear Outbuildings, Bridge Street/Heol Y B
Hotel
Photo: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Emlyn Arms Hotel, Including attached Ranges Each Side & Rear Outbuildings, Bridge Street/Heol Y B is situated 520 feet southwest of Adpar Castle Mound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Adpar and Newcastle Emlyn.
Adpar
Village
Photo: Marion Phillips, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Adpar is a village in Ceredigion, Wales, in the community of Llandyfriog, now considered as a part of Newcastle Emlyn, to which it is joined by a bridge across the River Teifi. The village was also known as Trefhedyn and was a borough in its own right.
Newcastle Emlyn
Photo: Keith Ruffles, CC BY 3.0.
Newcastle Emlyn is a market town located in both Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, straddled across the River Teifi, located halfway between the towns of Carmarthen and Cardigan.
Aber-arad
Village
Aber-arad is a village in Carmarthenshire, Wales, which lies less than one mile to the east of Newcastle Emlyn. In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Aber Arad as: ABERARAD, a village in the parish of Kenarth, Carmarthen; a mile east of Newcastle-Emlyn.
Adpar Castle Mound
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llandyfriog, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.04093° or 52° 2′ 27″ northLongitude
-4.46637° or 4° 27′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C4Q2GRM+9FOpenStreetMap ID
way 790160241OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Meddygfa Emlyn and Emlyn Hall.
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