Castell Cossan
Located in Llanboidy, Carmarthenshire Coordinates: 51°54′38″ N 4°36′53″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 186 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport105 km
- BRS Bristol Airport144 km
About Castell Cossan
Castell Cossan is a historic site. Location: Llanboidy, Carmarthenshire. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (105 km). Nearby sights include Pen Trehir Uchaf and Castell Bach.
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- National Monument of Wales
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Castell Cossan
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (134 mm)
- Driest month
- May (70 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 122 | 88 | 95 | 72 | 70 | 79 | 75 | 95 | 100 | 126 | 134 | 127 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Castell Cossan
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 105 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 56 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 105 kmsoutheast
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 144 kmsoutheast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 155 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 56 kmsoutheast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 110 kmsoutheast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 117 kmeast
- Bristol Population: 479K 148 kmeast
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 152 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Castell Cossan
Within 100 km: 411 historic and cultural sites, 1,379 natural sites, 156 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km222 places
- Poppit Sands Beach 23 kmN
- Craig y Gwbert Island 24 kmN
- Ynys Fawr Island 16 kmN
- Llys-y-frân Reservoir Lake 17 kmW
25–60 km645 places
- St Justinian Natural site 48 kmW
- Porth Clais Natural site 46 kmW
- Port Selau Natural site 48 kmW
- Manorbier Beach Beach 33 kmSW
60–100 km1,079 places
- Saunton Sands Beach 94 kmS
- Putsborough Beach Beach 89 kmS
- The Smalls Island 76 kmW
- Saint Tudwals Island West Island 99 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pen Trehir Uchaf Mountain, Llanboidy1.8 km SW
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Castell Bach Historic site, Llanwinio4.6 km E
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Llanfyrnach Motte Historic site, Crymych4.8 km N
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Castell Mawr Historic site, Llanboidy4 km SE
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Presely Transmitting Station Landmark, Crymych4.9 km NW
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Crosshands Hill Mountain, Llanboidy4.2 km S
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Carn Wen Mountain, Cilymaenllwyd3.9 km NW
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Waun Fawr Mountain, Llanboidy5 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
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Glandwr Village, Crymych2.4 km NW -
Rhydowen Village, Llanboidy1.7 km N
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Cefn-y-pant Village, Llanboidy2 km SW
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Llanglydwen Village, Llanboidy2.1 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources