The Gatehouse website record for Tomen Gastell, Bala

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Tomen y Castell; Hen Hafod; Llanfor

In the community of Llandderfel. In the historic county of Merioneth (Modern authority of Gwynedd, preserved county of Gwynedd).

A roughly circular mound set hard by the point where the road east of Bala crosses the Nant Meloch and washed by its waters and those of a tributary, on the north and east sides. The mound has been identified as a castle mount, although it is more often thought to be a natural feature. The mound is about 50m across and 4.0-5.0m high with a level summit some 18-20m across. Where it is not fringes by streams the mound is bordered by the road on the south and a garden on the west, so that there is no trace of a ditch, if this existed. (Coflein)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SH95043722

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's National Monument Record (Coflein) number is 406424
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 3231 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website.

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