Walk Dynefor Castle and Dinefwr Park from Llandeilo
Delightful parkland and a ruined castle
This 3¾ mile, Grade 2 (Easy), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Llandeilo & will take you about 2 hrs to complete.
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Detailed walk route map PDF | |
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| Walk No.: | cm107 | |
| Length: | 3¾ miles (6km) | |
| Ascent: | 499 ft (152m) | |
| Time: | 2 hours | |
| Grade: |  | |
Route outline for this walk:
Llandeilo - Llandeilo Bridge - River Towy - Afon Tywi - Pen Lan-fawr - Castle Wood - Dinefwr Castle/Dynevor Castle - Bog Wood - Newton House - Dinefwr Park - Llandeilo
Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:
Dinefwr Castle/Dynevor Castle, the one-time seat of the rulers of Deheubarth, was the stronghold of the 12th-century Welsh leader Lord Rhys. The great circular keep inside the castle was probably built before Edward I gained possession & strengthened the fortifications in 1276. The Castle became a ruin in about 1700 when Newton House was built.
According to Edmund Spenser in his poem 'The Faerie Queene' (1590), Merlin may still be found in his cave on the wooded slopes of Dinefwr.
Dinefwr Castle/Dynevor Castle, the one-time seat of the rulers of Deheubarth, was the stronghold of the 12th-century Welsh leader Lord Rhys.
The great circular keep inside the castle was probably built before Edward I gained possession & strengthened the fortifications in 1276.
The Castle became a ruin in about 1700 when Newton House was built.
According to Edmund Spenser in his poem 'The Faerie Queene' (1590), Merlin may still be found in his cave on the wooded slopes of Dinefwr.
According to Edmund Spenser in his poem 'The Faerie Queene' (1590), Merlin may still be found in his cave on the wooded slopes of Dinefwr.
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 0 Welsh Mountains |
 0 Wainwrights |
 0 Welsh Nuttalls |
 0 Welsh Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 0 Welsh Marilyns |
 0 Bridgets |
Free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
An Interactive Walk Planning Map for OS Explorer 186 Llandeilo & Brechfa Forest / Fforest Brechfa is not currently available
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
An Interactive Walk Planning Map for OS Landranger 159 Swansea & Gower, Carmarthen is not currently available
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk Dynefor Castle and Dinefwr Park from Llandeilo
In no particular order . . .
The Elvy family on top of the tower at Dinefwr Castle in Dinefwr Park, Llandeilo
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