Graig-yr-Eurych Castle Mound
Graig-yr-Eurych Castle Mound is a castle in Caerleon, Newport, Wales. Graig-yr-Eurych Castle Mound is situated nearby to the building Llantarnam Abbey, as well as near the village Ponthir.- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Caerleon, Newport, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Castle Mound E of Graig Wood”, “Graig Wood”, and “Graig Wood, Caerleon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Michael’s Church and Llantarnam Abbey.
St Michael’s Church
Church
Photo: David Roberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Parish Church of St Michael's & All Angels is a Grade II* listed parish church in Llantarnam, near Cwmbran, Torfaen, Wales. St Michael’s Church is situated 1 mile northwest of Graig-yr-Eurych Castle Mound.
Llantarnam Abbey
Building
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Llantarnam Abbey is a Grade II*-listed abbey of the Sisters of St Joseph of Annecy and a former Cistercian monastery located in Llantarnam, Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen in southeast Wales. Llantarnam Abbey is situated 2,700 feet northwest of Graig-yr-Eurych Castle Mound.
St Joseph’s Hospital, Newport
Hospital
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Joseph's Hospital is one of the largest privately owned hospitals in Wales. It is situated on Harding Avenue, Malpas, Newport. St Joseph’s Hospital, Newport is situated 1 mile southwest of Graig-yr-Eurych Castle Mound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ponthir and Llantarnam.
Ponthir
Village
Photo: John Grayson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ponthir is a village and community in the south-east of the county borough of Torfaen on the boundary of the counties of Monmouthshire and Newport. It is approximately six miles from Newport city centre and 3½ miles from Cwmbran, lying between the settlements of Caerleon and Llanfrechfa.
Llantarnam
Suburb
Photo: John Grayson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llantarnam is a village of Cwmbran, and is a community and electoral ward in the county borough of Torfaen in south east Wales. The ward covers the same area as the community, but also includes Southville. Llantarnam Abbey is a Cistercian abbey founded in 1179 as a daughter house of Strata Florida Abbey.
Graig-yr-Eurych Castle Mound
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, motte, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Caerleon, Newport, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Graig-yr-Eurych Castle Mound” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Graig Wood”
- Swedish: “Graig Wood”
- Welsh: “Castle Mound E of Graig Wood”
- Welsh: “Mwnt y Castell”
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