Trawscoed fort

#6750 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Trawscoed fort is an Iron Age auxiliary hillfort in Ceredigion, Wales, located near the modern town of Trawsgoed that was first built in the 70s AD. It overlooks the Roman bridge over the river Ystwyth, which is where the road from Pen-Ilwyn to Llanio crosses. In 1959, this site was initially identified via aerial photography revealing a series of patchmarks covering an area of around 20,000 square metres. Later explorations increased the knowledge of this site. ()

Coordinates: 52°19'60"N, 3°55'60"W

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WalesUnited Kingdom

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Trawscoed fort – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Padarn's Church, Strata Florida Abbey, Ystwyth Trail, The Silver Mountain Experience.

7.5 miNW
Monastery
St Padarn's Church, Aberystwyth
192 min walk • Saint Padarn's Church is a parish church of the Church in Wales, and the largest mediaeval church in mid-Wales. It is at Llanbadarn Fawr, near Aberystwyth, in Ceredigion, Wales, United Kingdom.
5.7 miSE
Monastery
Strata Florida Abbey, Pontrhydfendigaid
145 min walk • Strata Florida Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey situated just outside Pontrhydfendigaid, near Tregaron in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. The abbey was founded in 1164.
4.6 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Ystwyth Trail, Aberystwyth
118 min walk • The Ystwyth Trail is a 21-mile multi-use rail trail linking Aberystwyth, Llanfarian, Ystrad Meurig and Tregaron in Ceredigion, Wales. Cycling and walking are permitted along the entire length while horseriding is permitted on several sections only.
6.1 miNE
52°24'42"N • 3°51'56"W
The Silver Mountain Experience, Ponterwyd
157 min walk • Mine, Museum
4.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Mynach Falls, Devil's Bridge
119 min walk • Mynach Falls is a waterfall near Aberystwyth in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. It occurs where the River Mynach drops 90 metres in 5 steps down a steep and narrow ravine before it meets the River Rheidol.
3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Dyfi Biosphere
76 min walk • The Dyfi Biosphere is situated at the coast of south-central Wales in the estuary of the River Dyfi, and is a biosphere reserve representative of salt marshes and estuarine systems in the west of the United Kingdom. The estuary forms one of the most important wildfowl and shorebird centres in Wales and also comprises a Ramsar site.
2.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Hafod Uchtryd
72 min walk • Hafod Uchtryd is a wooded and landscaped estate in the Ystwyth valley in Ceredigion, Wales. Near Devil's Bridge, Cwmystwyth and Pont-rhyd-y-groes, it is off the B4574 road.
4.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Canyon
Coed Rheidol National Nature Reserve, Devil's Bridge
118 min walk • Coed Rheidol National Nature Reserve forms part of the long ribbon of woodland adjoining the Afon Mynach and Afon Rheidol around the lower slopes of hills near Devil's Bridge, Ceredigion.
4.3 miNE
Zoo
The Magic of Life Butterfly House, Ponterwyd
111 min walk • The Magic of Life Butterfly House is an all-weather butterfly zoo visitor attraction near Aberystwyth, Ceredigion in Wales. It was opened in July 2002 by rain forest conservationist, the Earl of Cranbrook.
~780 ftS
Church
St Afan's Church
4 min walk • Saint Afan's Church is located in Llanafan, 8 miles east of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, in Wales.
5.5 miNW
Vernacular architecture
Nanteos Mansion, Aberystwyth
142 min walk • Nanteos is an 18th-century former country house in Llanbadarn-y-Creuddyn, near Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales. A Grade I listed building, it is now a country house hotel.