Penrhos Castle
Penrhos Castle is a castle in Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire, Wales. Penrhos Castle is situated nearby to the village Llantilio Crossenny, as well as near Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Penrhos Mound & Bailey Castle” and “Tomen Pen-rhos”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Cadoc’s Church and Hen Gwrt Moated Site.
St Cadoc’s Church
Church
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The Church of St Cadoc, Penrhos, Monmouthshire is a parish church with its origins in the 15th century. Restored in the 19th century, it remains an active parish church, and has recently undergone major renovation. The church is a Grade II* listed building. St Cadoc’s Church is situated 1 mile southeast of Penrhos Castle.
Hen Gwrt Moated Site
Ruins
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hen Gwrt, Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire is the site of a thirteenth century manor house and a sixteenth century hunting lodge. Originally constructed for the Bishops of Llandaff, it subsequently came into the possession of the Herberts of Raglan Castle. Hen Gwrt Moated Site is situated 1½ miles northwest of Penrhos Castle.
Llanarth Court
Hospital
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Llanarth Court is a late-18th-century country house with substantial 19th-century alterations in Llanarth, Monmouthshire, Wales. The court was built for the Jones family of Treowen and was subsequently the home of Ivor Herbert, 1st Baron Treowen, whose family still owns much of the Llanarth estate, although not the court itself. Llanarth Court is situated 2½ miles southwest of Penrhos Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Penrhos and Llantilio Crossenny.
Penrhos
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penrhos is a village in the community of Whitecastle in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom.
Llantilio Crossenny
Village
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Llantilio Crossenny is a small village and much larger former community, abolished in 2022, now in the community of Whitecastle, in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, in the United Kingdom.
Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern
Village
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern is a village in the community of Whitecastle, in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is located between Abergavenny and Monmouth and north of Raglan. The River Trothy passes close by. Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern is situated 1½ miles east of Penrhos Castle.
Penrhos Castle
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Penrhos Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Penrhos Castle”
- Swedish: “Penrhos Castle”
- Welsh: “Penrhos Mound & Bailey Castle”
- Welsh: “Tomen Pen-rhos”
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