Carreg Cennen Castle, Brecon Beacons

Name: Carreg Cennen Castle
Address: Brecon Beacons, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1558 822291

#3 among attractions in Brecon Beacons

Top attraction, Forts and castles, Historical place, View point

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Carreg Cennen Castle is a castle sited on a high rocky outcrop overlooking the River Cennen, close to the village of Trap, four miles south of Llandeilo in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The castle is within the Brecon Beacons National Park, and its location has been described as spectacular, due to its position above a limestone precipice. It has been in a ruinous state since 1462 and is now in the care of Cadw, the Welsh Government historic environment service. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°51'15"N, 3°56'5"W

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Brecon Beacons United Kingdom

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Carreg Cennen Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dinefwr Castle, Newton House, Dinefwr, Bridge Street.

3.9 miNW
12th-century castle with scenic views
Dinefwr Castle, Llandeilo
100 min walk • Dinefwr Castle is a ruined castle overlooking the River Tywi near the town of Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It lies on a ridge on the northern bank of the Tywi, with a steep drop of one hundred feet to the river.
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Park, Reportedly haunted, History museum
Newton House, Llandeilo
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3.9 miNW
Archaeological site
Dinefwr, Llandeilo
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3.1 miNW
Bridge
Bridge Street, Llandeilo
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3.1 miNW
Church
St Teilo's Church, Llandeilo
80 min walk • The St Teilo's Church, is an Anglican parish church in the town of Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The fabric of the building has medieval origins but stands on a much older site and was rebuilt in the early eighteenth century.
3.5 miN
Archaeological site
Y Garn Goch, Brecon Beacons
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1.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tair Carn Uchaf, Brecon Beacons
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3.4 miNW
Church
St Tyfi's Church, Llandeilo
88 min walk • St Tyfi's Church is the former parish church of Llandyfeisant, near Llandeilo and part of the Dinefwr Park estate in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It was dedicated to the Welsh saint Tyfei, nephew of Saint Teilo.
2.4 miNW
Protected area
Tregyb Woodlands, Llandeilo
61 min walk • Tregyb Woodlands is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Carmarthen & Dinefwr, Wales. Designated as a SSSI since 1980 as a conservation effort to protect and conserve the site, its area is 27 hectares.
0.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Llygad Llwchwr, Brecon Beacons
20 min walk • Llygad Llwchwr is a 1.2 km-long cave system in the Black Mountain which forms the westernmost range of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales.
1.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Carreg Dwfn, Brecon Beacons
35 min walk • Carreg Dwfn is a hill four miles southeast of Llandeilo and just to the south of the village of Trap in the county of Carmarthenshire, south Wales. It lies at the western extremity of the Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark. Its summit at 283 metres is towards the eastern end of a rocky east-west-aligned ridge.