Mynydd Esgairweddan, Snowdonia National Park

Name: Mynydd Esgairweddan
Address: Snowdonia National Park, United Kingdom

#156 among attractions in Snowdonia National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Mynydd Esgairweddan, Snowdonia National Park

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Mynydd Esgairweddan is a hill near Pennal in southern Gwynedd, Wales. Nearby is the tiny settlement of Esgairweddan. It is very close to the site of the old Roman fort of Cefn Caer. The area was described in the Topographical Dictionary of Wales by Samuel Lewis as; ()

Coordinates: 52°36'30"N, 3°57'6"W

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Mynydd Esgairweddan – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: MOMA, Dolgoch Falls, Castell y Bere, Glandyfi Castle.

4.3 miE
Theater, Art museum, Museum
MOMA, Machynlleth
110 min walk • MOMA Machynlleth or Museum of Modern Art, Machynlleth is an arts centre and gallery adjacent to Y Tabernacl in Machynlleth, Powys, Wales. The Tabernacle was converted in the mid-1980s from a Wesleyan chapel into a centre for the performing arts. Since then the Museum of Modern Art has grown up alongside it, with six exhibition spaces.
2 miNW
Natural attraction, Waterfall, Park
Dolgoch Falls, Snowdonia National Park
51 min walk • The Dolgoch Falls are a series of three waterfalls near Tywyn in Gwynedd, Mid Wales. The falls are part of the Nant Dol-gôch stream, which flows into the Afon Fathew, and form a popular walk from the nearby Dolgoch station on the Talyllyn Railway.
3.5 miN
Ruins, Forts and castles
Castell y Bere, Tywyn
91 min walk • Castell y Bere is a Welsh castle near Llanfihangel-y-pennant in Gwynedd, Wales. Constructed by Llywelyn the Great in the 1220s, the stone castle was intended to maintain his authority over the local people and to defend the south-west part of the princedom of Gwynedd.
4 miS
Forts and castles
Glandyfi Castle, Machynlleth
102 min walk • Glandyfi Castle in Glandyfi, Ceredigion, Wales, is a mock castle dating from the early 19th century. It was built for George Jeffreys, described by some as an evangelist, and by others as a barrister, circa 1819.
2 miSE
Church
St Peter ad Vincula, Pennal
52 min walk • The parish church of St Peter ad Vincula in the village of Pennal in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, is notable as the site of the last senate meeting held by the Welsh prince, Owain Glyndŵr. It was founded in the 6th century, supposedly by St Tannwg and St Eithrias, and is the only church in Wales with this dedication.
4.3 miE
Park, Music venue
Plas Machynlleth, Machynlleth
111 min walk • Plas Machynlleth is the former Welsh residence of the Marquesses of Londonderry. It is situated in the market town of Machynlleth in Powys, Wales.
4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Graig Goch, Snowdonia National Park
103 min walk • Graig Goch is a 586m high hill in the Gwynedd area in Wales and lying within Snowdonia National Park. The hill falls within the communities of Llanfihangel-y-Pennant and Corris, the summit being located in the former.
3.2 miSE
Park
Cors Dyfi, Machynlleth
82 min walk • The Dyfi Osprey Project is a conservation project at the Cors Dyfi nature reserve near Derwenlas, in the county of Powys, Wales, under the management of the Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust.
4.1 miE
Bridge
Dyfi Bridge, Machynlleth
104 min walk • The Dyfi Bridge, also known as the Machynlleth Bridge, Dovey Bridge, Pont Dyfi or Pont ar Dyfi, is a road bridge carrying the A487 road across the River Dyfi north of Machynlleth, Powys, Wales. It is described as "one of the finest bridges in Montgomeryshire" by the Gwynedd Archaeological Trust.
2.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tarren y Gesail, Snowdonia National Park
67 min walk • Tarren y Gesail is a mountain in Snowdonia, north Wales. It is one of the Marilyns of the Cadair Idris group. Lying to the south of Cadair Idris, it and its neighbour Tarrenhendre form the bulk of the Tarren subgroup.
0.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tarrenhendre, Snowdonia National Park
18 min walk • Tarrenhendre is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales. It is one of the Marilyns in the Cadair Idris group. Lying to the south of Cadair Idris, it and its neighbour Tarren y Gesail form the bulk of the Tarren subgroup.

Mynydd Esgairweddan, Snowdonia National Park

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Mynydd Esgairweddan – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)