Newcastle Emlyn Castle - Lucky 7 - Carmarthenshire, Wales. - Lucky 7 on Waymarking.com

Newcastle Emlyn Castle (Welsh: Castell Newydd Emlyn) stands on a rising spur of land in a narrow loop of the River Teifi. A scenic country walk along the banks of the River has information boards & sculptures, & Mosaics, that explain the history of the Castle, folklore, old Welsh legends & tales of the last dragon.

The self guided tour starts outside the Castle gates, with a you are here map, that displays the trail around the Castle grounds, & riverside walk. Also displayed at the entrance is a historic marker, featuring a timeline of the Castle. The amazing Castle gates feature Glyndwr's Golden Dragon. Once inside the gates tour the castle ruins. Downhill to the left there's a beautiful walk that follows the course of the river and plenty of Interpretive signs explaining the local folklore, featuring Kings, dragons, castles, & Owain Glyndwr, a Welsh Prince. All in all, a good way to spend a couple of hours. along with sculptures of Dragons & mosaics, in stunning scenery.

Newcastle Emlyn - Castle:
"The time-worn remains of this castle, on a picturesque, grassy site overlooking a loop on the River Teifi, were once inhabited by, amongst others, Sir Rhys ap Thomas, friend of Henry VII. It would be hard to imagine a more serene setting than this, and one is not surprised to find that it was once intended as a county seat rather than a military post. Yet it had its share of excitement in the Civil War, when held for the king and blown up with gunpowder at the close of the struggle. There are remnants of some of the walls and the ruins of the gate. It is significant as the only native Welsh castle to be built in stone in this part of Wales." Text Source: (visit link)

"Newcastle Emlyn and Adpar are two adjacent communities in the Teifi Valley West Wales sitting either side of the River Teifi. To the North is Adpar in the County of Ceredigion, to the South, Newcastle Emlyn in the County of Carmarthenshire." Text Source: (visit link)

Department Number, Category Name, and Waymark Code: 4-Culture > Mosaics : "Spirit of the Dragon" : WMP9BB 5-Entertainment > Official Local Tourism Attractions "Newcastle Emlyn Castle" : WMP8WZ 6- History > Timelines : "Diary of a Castle" : WMP973 10-Oddities > Epic Beings and Creatures : "Dragon" : WMP9DK 11-Recreation > Self Guided Walks & Trail - "Castell Newydd Emlyn" : WMP938 14-Technology > Internet > Wikipedia : "Newcastle Emlyn" : WMP9FE 15-Waymarking Multifarious > Coordinate Games : "Castell Newydd Emlyn" : WMP961 Check if all of your waymarks are within a 0.1 mile?: yes Tally: 14 Reused Waymarks: no Did you have fun while doing this waymark?: yes

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