Archaeological sites · Mid Wales
Banc Ty'nddôl sun-disc
Banc Ty'nddôl sun-disc in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
Nigel Brown — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Devil's Bridge / Pontarfynach · 6.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Banc Ty'nddôl sun-disc, the nearest railway station is Devil's Bridge / Pontarfynach, located 6.3 km away. Entry is free, and the location is accessible via postcode SY23 4AG.
About
Banc Ty'nddôl sun-disc is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
Photo gallery
From the Wikipedia article
The Banc Tynddol sun-disc (Welsh: Disc Haul Banc Tynddol) is a small, decorated, gold ornament discovered near Cwmystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales. It most likely was part of a funerary garment and is dated to 2450-2150 BCE, which makes it the earliest gold artifact found in Wales. It was discovered on 16 October 2002 by a team of archaeologists who were investigating the site of Roman and medieval lead smelting hearths below the Bronze Age copper mine on Copa Hill.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The area around Cwmystwyth has been mined for lead and copper for more than 4,000 years, almost since the beginning of metalworking in Britain.
Architecture
Excavations have shown that these mining sites date to the Roman (first century AD) and Early Medieval (ninth to twelfth century AD) periods, but one of the most important finds of the excavation was the gold disc about the size of a milk-bottle top, which pre-dated these discoveries by more than 2,000 years.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.3530, -3.7693
- District
- Ceredigion
- Parish
- Pontarfynach
- Postcode
- SY23 4AG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ceredigion Preseli
- Nearest railway station
- Devil's Bridge / Pontarfynach — 6.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q4427855 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Banc Tynddol sun-disc (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Banc Ty'nddôl sun-disc?
- Banc Ty'nddôl sun-disc is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY23 4AG), in the parish of Pontarfynach.
- What is Banc Ty'nddôl sun-disc?
- Banc Ty'nddôl sun-disc in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Banc Ty'nddôl sun-disc?
- The nearest railway station is Devil's Bridge / Pontarfynach, about 6.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode SY23 4AG.
- Is Banc Ty'nddôl sun-disc free to visit?
- Yes, Banc Ty'nddôl sun-disc is free to enter.
- How do I get to Banc Ty'nddôl sun-disc?
- The nearest railway station is Devil's Bridge / Pontarfynach, about 6.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SY23 4AG.