- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 94 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport122 km
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport127 km
About Castell Gwarcwm
Castell Gwarcwm is a historic site. Location: Trefeurig, Ceredigion.
Ystrad Peithyll (also known as Stradpeithyll in the Brut y Tywysogion and Rhosgoch Motte) is the remains of a small 12th-century motte-and-bailey castle on the River Peithyll, near Penrhyn-coch in northern Ceredigion, Wales. The castle was attacked and destroyed by followers of Gruffydd ap Rhys in the early 12th century.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Castell Gwarcwm
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Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
St Michael's Church Tanya Dedyukhina · CC BY 3.0 -
Tan y Castell PKwicipics · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Castell Gwallter Bill Boaden · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Aberystwyth Castle Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Climate of Castell Gwarcwm
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 174 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (174 mm)
- Driest month
- May (81 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 11° | 10° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 159 | 115 | 132 | 91 | 81 | 98 | 100 | 117 | 128 | 157 | 174 | 171 |
How to get to Castell Gwarcwm
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 122 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 89 km to the south.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 122 kmsouth
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 127 kmnortheast
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 145 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 89 kmsouth
- Telford Population: 155.6K 108 kmeast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 115 kmsoutheast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 119 kmsoutheast
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 123 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Castell Gwarcwm
Within 100 km: 809 historic and cultural sites, 2,597 natural sites, 208 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km312 places
- Cefn Mountain 19 kmN
- Plynlimon Mountain 14 kmE
- Garn Gron Mountain 23 kmSE
- Foel Fadian Mountain 22 kmNE
25–60 km1,236 places
- Mwnt beach Beach 55 kmSW
- Tresaith Beach Beach 49 kmSW
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 44 kmSW
- Ynys Tywyn Island 57 kmN
60–100 km2,066 places
- Anglesey Island 99 kmN
- Poppit Sands Beach 60 kmSW
- Whistling Sands Beach 68 kmNW
- Traeth Penllech Beach 69 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Allt Dderw Mountain, Trefeurig1.7 km NW
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Banc y Gwmryn Mountain, Melindwr1.9 km W
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Banc y Darren Mountain, Trefeurig2.6 km E
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Castell Gwallter Historic site, Geneu'r Glyn5.4 km NW
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Hen Gaer Mountain, Tirymynach2.9 km NW
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Aberystwyth Castle Historic site, Aberystwyth7.4 km W
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St Michael's Church Attraction, Aberystwyth7.3 km W
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Pen Glasgrug Mountain, Llanfarian3.5 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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Cefn Llwyd Village, Trefeurig1 km NW
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Capel Bangor Village, Melindwr2.4 km S
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Bow Street Village, Tirymynach3.8 km NW
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Garth Neighbourhood, Trefeurig1.8 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources