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:
Garn-Fawr Tumuli & EnclosureGarn-Fawr Castle Mound Banc Round Barrow Carmarthen Roman Town Defences (part of) Castell y Domen, Gwempa Ty Cwm Tawel Anti-invasion Defences Cynwyl Elfed Anti-invasion Defences Bwlch-Bychan Round Barrow Pant-Glas Castle Mound The Bulwarks (Civil War)Carmarthen Roman Fort (part of) Rhyd-Lydan Cromlech St John's Priory Carmarthen Roman Town (part of)Merlins Hill Hillfort Carmarthen CastleCwrt Malle moated site, LlangynogDefended Enclosure 300m W of Pen y GarClos-Teg Standing Stones Defended Enclosure 350m S of ClungwynTrebersed Moated Site Maen Llwyd Standing Stone Pen Celli Standing Stone Roman AmphitheatreStanding Stone NNW of Clomendy 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) |
