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Dolaucothi Gold Mines, Llandovery

#1 among attractions in Llandovery

Top attraction, Mine, Museum, Vernacular architecture
Dolaucothi Gold Mines
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Alternative names: Area: 46.75 acres (0.0731 mi²)Coordinates: 52°2'41"N, 3°56'60"W
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Llandovery United Kingdom

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Dolaucothi Gold Mines – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Talley Abbey, Lampeter Museum, Llanfynydd, Harford Fountain.

  • talley abbey llandeilo5 miS
    Monastery

    Talley Abbey, Llandeilo

    129 min walk • Talley Abbey is a ruined former monastery of the Premonstratensians in the village of Talley in Carmarthenshire, Wales, six miles north of the market town of Llandeilo. It lies in the River Cothi valley. Access to the site of the abbey is free, and the site is maintained by Cadw.

  • lampeter museum location map
    7.2 miNW
    Bars and clubs, Nightlife, Museum

    Lampeter Museum, Lampeter

    184 min walk • The Lampeter Museum was founded in 2014 by Hanes Llambed, the local history society, at the university campus. The museum covers the cultural and agricultural development of Lampeter as well as the history of the college which was founded in 1822.

  • llanfynydd6.8 miSW
    Village

    Llanfynydd

    174 min walk • Llanfynydd is a village, parish and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The community population at the 2011 census was 499. It lies some 10 miles north-east of the county town, Carmarthen.

  • harford fountain lampeter location map
    7.2 miNW
    Fountain

    Harford Fountain, Lampeter

    184 min walk • Harford Fountain, is a 19th-century grade II listed fountain in Harford Square, in Lampeter, Ceredigion.

  • luentinum location map
    0.5 miW
    Archaeological site

    Luentinum

    13 min walk • Luentinum or Loventium was a fort and mining settlement in the Roman province of Britannia. It was associated with the Dolaucothi Gold Mines, and its remains lie beneath the adjoining village of Pumsaint in the Welsh county of Carmarthenshire.

  • mynydd mallaen5.3 miNE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Mynydd Mallaen

    135 min walk • Mynydd Mallaen is an expansive plateau to the northwest of Cilycwm in northeast Carmarthenshire, Wales. It forms part of the Cambrian Mountains massif, and is north-west of the Black Mountain in the Brecon Beacons.

  • lampeter castle location map
    7.2 miNW
    Forts and castles

    Lampeter Castle, Lampeter

    184 min walk • Lampeter Castle, sometimes known as Stephen's Castle, was built during the Norman expansion into Wales at the end of the eleventh century. The motte is in the grounds of Lampeter University but the precise whereabouts of the bailey is unknown. It was captured by Cadell ap Gruffydd in 1146.

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