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.
Newcastle Emlyn has some unmissable caves nearby like Ogof Twn Siôn Cati, and Carreg Cennen Castle Caves.
There are a number of nature reserves near to Newcastle Emlyn including RSPB Gwenffrwd-Dinas Nature Reserve.
Newcastle Emlyn has some unmissable towns nearby like Llandovery, and Carmarthen.
Don't miss Llandovery Castle - Castell Llanymddyfri, Carreg Cennen Castle, and Carmarthen Castle's castles if visiting the area around Newcastle Emlyn.
The area around Newcastle Emlyn features a number of interesting villages including Castell, and Bethlehem.
There are a number of ruins near Newcastle Emlyn including Carreg Cennen Castle, Carreg Cennen Limekiln, and Carmarthen Castle.
The area around Newcastle Emlyn's best gardens can be found at National Botanic Garden of Wales.
Places near Newcastle Emlyn feature a number of interesting historic buildings including Middleton Hall Ice House.
Garn Goch Y Gaer Fach is a great place to visit close to Newcastle Emlyn if you like ancient sites.
Don't miss Rivery Towy (Tywi) at Carmarthen's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Newcastle Emlyn.
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.
