Rockwood Animals

Rockwood Animals is a building in Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales which is located on Rhyd-y-Gwern Lane. Rockwood Animals is situated nearby to the recreation area Machen Welfare Ground, as well as near the pitch Machen R.F.C.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Machen Library and Castell Meredydd.

Machen Library

Library

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Machen Library is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Rockwood Animals.

Castell Meredydd

Castle

Castell Meredydd, also called Castell Machen, was a castle in Gwynllwg, Wales in the 13th century, long since ruined. Castell Meredydd is situated 4,000 feet east of Rockwood Animals.

Mynydd Machen or Machen Mountain is a 362-metre-high hill lying between the town of Risca and the village of Machen in Caerphilly County Borough in south Wales. Its summit is crowned by a trig point and a mast.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Machen and Lower Machen.

Machen

Village

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Machen is a large village three miles east of Caerphilly, south Wales. It is situated in the Caerphilly borough within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.

Lower Machen

Hamlet

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lower Machen is a small hamlet at the very western edge of the city of Newport, South Wales. It is adjacent to the A468 road, south-east of Machen in the county borough of Caerphilly.