Pencader

Situated to the north of Carmarthen, Pencader is a small village with a population of around 350; it is 3 miles south-east of Llandysul and 6.5 miles south-west of Llanybydder. Pencader Castle is an imposing motte, which was probably erected by the 1st Earl of Pembroke, Gilbert de Clare, in 1145. Pencader was once an important station on the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth railway line with a junction for the branch to Newcastle Emlyn.