Dinefwr Castle
Located in Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire Coordinates: 51°52′37″ N 4°01′07″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 81 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport71 km
- BRS Bristol Airport106 km
About Dinefwr Castle
Dinefwr Castle is a historic site. Location: Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire.
Dinefwr Castle (Welsh: Castell Dinefwr; also known as Old Dynevor Castle) is a ruined castle overlooking the River Towy near the town of Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It lies on a ridge on the northern bank of the Towy, with a steep drop of one hundred feet to the river. Dinefwr was the chief seat of the Dinefwr dynasty of the Kingdom of Deheubarth. The castle is a Grade I listed building.
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At a glance
- Heritage designation
- Grade I listed building, scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Dinefwr Castle
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Climate of Dinefwr Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 148 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (148 mm)
- Driest month
- May (72 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 137 | 97 | 106 | 77 | 72 | 82 | 82 | 100 | 109 | 135 | 148 | 143 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Dinefwr Castle
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 71 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 29 km to the south.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 71 kmsoutheast
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 106 kmsoutheast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 134 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 29 kmsouth
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 73 kmsoutheast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 77 kmsoutheast
- Bristol Population: 479K 109 kmsoutheast
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 122 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Dinefwr Castle
Within 100 km: 808 historic and cultural sites, 2,066 natural sites, 194 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km290 places
- Ynys Isaf Island 15 kmSW
- Trichrug Mountain 9 kmE
- Mynydd Pen-bre Mountain 22 kmSW
- Mynydd Llanybyther Mountain 19 kmNW
25–60 km973 places
- Poppit Sands Beach 53 kmNW
- Mwnt beach Beach 52 kmNW
- Tresaith Beach Beach 45 kmNW
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 44 kmNW
60–100 km1,805 places
- St Justinian Natural site 89 kmW
- Porth Clais Natural site 87 kmW
- Port Selau Natural site 89 kmW
- Saunton Sands Beach 88 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Dynevor Castle Mountain, Llandeilo<0.1 km E
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The Rookery Mountain, Llandeilo1 km N
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Pen Lan-fawr Mountain, Llandeilo1.6 km E
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Llangathen Castle Historic site, Llangathen4 km W
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Bryn Castell-gwrychion Mountain, Llangathen2.6 km W
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Dryslwyn Castle Historic site, Llangathen5.9 km W -
Carreg Cennen Castle Historic site, Cyngor Bro Dyffryn Cennen6.2 km SE -
Warren Wood Mountain, Llanfihangel Aberbythych2.9 km S
Nearest towns and villages
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Llandeilo Village, Llandeilo2 km NE
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Dinefwr Park Village, Llandeilo0.7 km NE
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Cilsan Village, Llangathen1.7 km W
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Pen-y-banc Village, Manordeilo and Salem2.2 km N
Sources & licences
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