Castell Gwallter
Located in Geneu'r Glyn, Ceredigion Coordinates: 52°27′42″ N 4°01′48″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 120 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport126 km
- CWL Cardiff International Airport128 km
About Castell Gwallter
Castell Gwallter is a historic site. Location: Geneu'r Glyn, Ceredigion.
Castell Gwallter, also known as Walter's Castle and sometimes Castell Penweddig, is the remains of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle situated on a large hill above the old village of Llandre (Llanfihangel Genau'r Glyn) in northern Ceredigion, Wales, four miles northeast of Aberystwyth.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Castell Gwallter
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St Michael's Church Tanya Dedyukhina · CC BY 3.0 -
Castell Gwarcwm Nigel Callaghan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Aberystwyth Castle Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Climate of Castell Gwallter
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (134 mm)
- Driest month
- May (61 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) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 11° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 84 | 96 | 65 | 61 | 78 | 78 | 95 | 101 | 124 | 134 | 128 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Castell Gwallter
The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 126 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 94 km to the south.
Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 126 kmnortheast
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 128 kmsouth
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 150 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 94 kmsouth
- Telford Population: 155.6K 110 kmeast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 120 kmsoutheast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 124 kmsoutheast
- Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 124 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Castell Gwallter
Within 100 km: 787 historic and cultural sites, 2,576 natural sites, 210 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km278 places
- Cefn Mountain 17 kmNE
- Plynlimon Mountain 17 kmE
- Foel Fadian Mountain 22 kmNE
- Mynydd Bach Mountain 20 kmS
25–60 km1,238 places
- Mwnt beach Beach 55 kmSW
- Tresaith Beach Beach 49 kmSW
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 45 kmSW
- Ynys Tywyn Island 52 kmN
60–100 km2,057 places
- Anglesey Island 94 kmN
- Poppit Sands Beach 60 kmSW
- Whistling Sands Beach 63 kmNW
- Traeth Penllech Beach 63 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ysgubor y Banc Mountain, Geneu'r Glyn0.8 km NW
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Bryn-hir Mountain, Geneu'r Glyn0.9 km SW
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Caer Pwll-glas Mountain, Geneu'r Glyn1.2 km E
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Borth Animalarium Attraction, Borth3 km N
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Bryn-yr-eithin Mountain, Geneu'r Glyn2.4 km NE
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Castell Gwarcwm Historic site, Trefeurig5.4 km SE
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Hen Gaer Mountain, Tirymynach2.6 km SE
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Moelcerni Mountain, Tirymynach2.7 km W
Nearest towns and villages
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Bow Street Village, Tirymynach2.2 km S
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Llandre Village, Geneu'r Glyn0.7 km NE
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Llanfihangel-geneu’r-glyn Village, Geneu'r Glyn1.1 km NE
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Borth Village, Borth3.3 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources