Carmarthen by AS
Carmarthen
Created: 18 March 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Carmarthen
River Towy (Tywi) Details
River Towy (Tywi)
River Towy (Tywi) is a river in Carmarthenshire
River Towy (Tywi) is 120 km long and is a noted angling stream, especially for salmon and trout.
Local History around Carmarthen
There are some historic monuments around including:
Pant-Glas Castle Mound St John's Priory The Bulwarks (Civil War)Carmarthen CastleCarmarthen Roman Fort (part of) Pen Celli Standing Stone Clos-Teg Standing Stones Maen Llwyd Standing Stone Trebersed Moated Site Rhyd-Lydan Cromlech Defended Enclosure 300m W of Pen y GarCarmarthen Roman Town (part of)Meini Llwydion Burial ChamberStanding Stone NNW of Clomendy Bwlch-Bychan Round Barrow Banc Round Barrow Merlins Hill Hillfort Ty Cwm Tawel Anti-invasion Defences Cynwyl Elfed Anti-invasion Defences Cwrt Malle moated site, LlangynogGarn-Fawr Tumuli & EnclosureGarn-Fawr Castle Mound Roman AmphitheatreDefended Enclosure 350m S of ClungwynCastell y Domen, Gwempa Carmarthen Roman Town Defences (part of) .Wildlife in and Around Carmarthen
Mammals found in Carmarthen
There have been 11 species of mammals recorded in the carmarthen area.
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
| Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) |
| Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
| West European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
| Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii) |
| Fallow Deer (Dama dama) |
| Polecat (Mustela putorius) |
| Weasel (Mustela nivalis) |
| Whiskered/Brandt's Bat (Myotis mystacinus/brandtii) |
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Birds found in Carmarthen
There have been 95 species of birds recorded in the carmarthen area.
| Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
