Twmpath Castle, also known as Twmpath Motte ( cy, Caer Cynwrig), is a medieval

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on the southern slope of Wenallt Hill near

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, Wales, which is a

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Toponymy

Twmpath ''Twmpath'' () is a Welsh word literally meaning a hump or tump, once applied to the mound or village green upon which the musicians sat and played for the community to dance. ''Twmpath dawnsiau'' were a form of barn dance organised by Urdd Gobait ...

is a

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word literally meaning a hump. Caer Cynwrig are both Welsh words.

Caer Caer (; owl, cair or ') is a placename element in Welsh meaning "stronghold", "fortress", or "citadel", roughly equivalent to an Old English suffix (''-ceaster'') now variously written as , , and .Allen, Grant.