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Yr Hen Goleg, Aberystwyth; Castle House Hotel; Old College, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth

University College; Hotel
Yr Hen Goleg, Aberystwyth; Castle House Hotel; Old College, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth
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Yr Hen Goleg stands in Aberystwyth as both a university college and hotel, carrying Post Medieval life in its walls. Students may have debated inside while travellers rested above, mixing scholarship with journey in one building. The name still points to a place where learning and hospitality shared the same roof.
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Yr Hen Goleg, Aberystwyth; Castle House Hotel; Old College, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth as University College; Hotel from the Post Medieval period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Built in the 19th century as part of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, it later served as the Castle House Hotel. It is important as a historic building associated with the founding and development of one of Wales's major educational institutions.

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