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Carmarthenshire facts for kids

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Carmarthenshire ( Welsh: Sir Gaerfyrddin; or informally Sir Gâr) is a unitary authority in southwest Wales, and one of the historic counties of Wales. The largest town in Camarthenshire is Camarthen, a market town with a population of 14,000. The area has many farms, and the land is very rural and has many hills. There are many towns, such as Llanelli and Ammanford.

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  • Llyn y Fan Fawr

    Llyn y Fan Fawr, below Fan Brycheiniog in the Black Mountain

  • Iron works at Llanelly

    Etching of ironworks near Llanelli by John George Wood, 1811

  • Allt-y-Cafan Mill and Weir, Pentrecwrt

    Allt-y-cafan Mill beside the River Teifi from which it got its power

  • Careg Cennen Castle

    Carreg Cennen Castle

  • Talley Abbey 2010

    Talley Abbey from hillside

  • Roman workings at Dolaucothi mine (8734)

    Roman workings at Dolaucothi gold mine

See also

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