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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Castell Tan Y Bwlch Castle
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.3 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Ceredigion Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Nearest Town: Aberystwyth Nearest Village: Rhydyfelin
Map Ref: SN5851079000
Latitude: 52.390687N Longitude: 4.080647W
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3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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4 Access:

5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
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1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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**Castell Tan Y Bwlch Castle** submitted by Hayden : View of Castell Tan Y Bwlch from the Ceredigion costal path. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle in Ceredigion

The original castle at Aberystwyth was built in 1110 by the Earl of Clare and occupied by the Normans until 1136. The Welsh controlled it from 1136 to 1143. The site comprises a large oval ringwork castle on the back of a ridge, with a bailey 120ft long running along the ridge and protected by a scarp up to 13ft high; the ringwork measures 90ft by 70ft. The site was excavated in 1956-7, revealing that the castle was extensively damaged circa 1143 or later and that another period of occupation commenced about 1200AD, when the ruins were levelled and the gateway strengthened. The castle is some 350m north of St Hychan's Church (NPRN 96043) and the two may have been contemporary.

Source: Coflein
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SN5879 : The Ystwyth Valley from Allt-Wen by Eirian Evans — by Eirian Evans
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SN5878 : Llanychaiarn Parish Church by Dylan Moore — by Dylan Moore
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SN5878 : Church entrance gate by Jeremy Bolwell — by Jeremy Bolwell
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SN5879 : Rhydyfelin viewed from Tanybwlch beach by John Lucas — by John Lucas
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SN5879 : Afon Ystwyth near Tanybwlch by Chris Denny — by Chris Denny
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