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:
Trebersed Moated Site Garn-Fawr Tumuli & EnclosureCarmarthen CastleStanding Stone NNW of Clomendy Merlins Hill Hillfort Castell y Domen, Gwempa Bwlch-Bychan Round Barrow Banc Round Barrow Garn-Fawr Castle Mound The Bulwarks (Civil War)Defended Enclosure 350m S of ClungwynDefended Enclosure 300m W of Pen y GarRoman AmphitheatreSt John's Priory Ty Cwm Tawel Anti-invasion Defences Cwrt Malle moated site, LlangynogPant-Glas Castle Mound Carmarthen Roman Fort (part of) Rhyd-Lydan Cromlech Carmarthen Roman Town Defences (part of) Clos-Teg Standing Stones Carmarthen Roman Town (part of)Cynwyl Elfed Anti-invasion Defences Maen Llwyd Standing Stone Pen Celli Standing Stone Meini Llwydion Burial Chamber.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) |
