Cythrel Castle

Cythrel Castle is a castle in St Nicholas and Bonvilston, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Cythrel Castle is situated near the school St Nicholas C.I.W. Primary, as well as near the hamlet Gwern-y-Steeple.

Type: Castle
Description: castle in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Also known as: “Cottrell Castle Mound”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Tinkinswood and St Nicholas C.I.W. Primary.

Tinkinswood

Archaeological site

Photo: Alan Simkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tinkinswood or its full name Tinkinswood Burial… Tinkinswood is situated 1 mile southeast of Cythrel Castle.

St Nicholas C.I.W. Primary

School

Photo: Tony Hodge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Nicholas C.I.W. Primary is a school, which is situated 2,500 feet east of Cythrel Castle.

Croes-y-Parc Baptist Chapel

Church

Photo: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Croes-y-Parc Baptist Chapel is a church, which is situated 1 mile north of Cythrel Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gwern-y-Steeple and Bonvilston.

Gwern-y-Steeple

Hamlet

Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gwern-y-steeple is a hamlet in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.

Bonvilston

Village

Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cowbridge is a market town in the Vale of Glamorgan, between Cardiff and Bridgend.

Peterston-Super-Ely

Village

Photo: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cowbridge is a market town in the Vale of Glamorgan, between Cardiff and Bridgend.

Cythrel Castle

Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, motte, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: St Nicholas and Bonvilston, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.46198° or 51° 27′ 43″ north

Longitude

-3.3244° or 3° 19′ 28″ west

Elevation

341 feet (104 metres)

Open location code

9C3RFM6G+Q6

GeoNames ID

6285939

Wikidata ID

Q20589781

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Cythrel Castle” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Cottrell Motte”
Swedish: “Cottrell Motte”
Welsh: “Castell Cythrel”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Saint Nicholas and Wyndham Park.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Copthorne Hotel Cardiff Caerdydd and Premier Inn Cardiff West.

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