Newcastle Emlyn
Newcastle Emlyn is a Town in the county of Carmarthenshire.
There are great places to visit near Newcastle Emlyn including some great caves, nature reserves, towns, castles, villages, ruins, gardens, historic buildings, ancient sites and rivers and streams.
Ogof Twn Siôn Cati, and Carreg Cennen Castle Caves are great places to visit near Newcastle Emlyn if you like caves.
The area close to Newcastle Emlyn boasts some of the best nature reserves including RSPB Gwenffrwd-Dinas Nature Reserve.
Newcastle Emlyn has some unmissable towns nearby like Llandovery, and Carmarthen.
There are a several good castles in the Newcastle Emlyn area like Llandovery Castle - Castell Llanymddyfri, Carreg Cennen Castle, and Carmarthen Castle.
Castell, and Bethlehem are great places to visit near Newcastle Emlyn if you like villages.
The area around Newcastle Emlyn features a number of interesting ruins including Carreg Cennen Castle, Carreg Cennen Limekiln, and Carmarthen Castle.
National Botanic Garden of Wales is one of Newcastle Emlyn's best, nearby gardens to visit in Newcastle Emlyn.
Middleton Hall Ice House is one of Newcastle Emlyn's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Newcastle Emlyn.
There are a several good ancient sites in the area around Newcastle Emlyn like Garn Goch Y Gaer Fach.
The area close to Newcastle Emlyn boasts some of the best rivers and streams including Rivery Towy (Tywi) at Carmarthen.
Newcastle Emlyn History
There are some historic monuments around Newcastle Emlyn:
Places to see near Newcastle Emlyn
History of Newcastle Emlyn
Notable buildings in the town include a ruined 13th-century castle, first mentioned in Brut y Tywysogion in 1215, when it was seized by Llewelyn the Great (Welsh: Llywelyn Fawr). The castle was captured by the Welsh during the revolt of 1287-8 and also by Owain Glyndŵr in 1403.
