Dixton Motte
Dixton Motte is a castle in Monmouth, Wales. Dixton Motte is situated nearby to St Peter’s Church, as well as near the suburb Wyesham.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: scheduled monument in Wales
- Also known as: “Dixton Mound”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Peter’s Church and Monmouth Castle.
St Peter’s Church
Church
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Peter's Church is a Church of England parish church at Dixton in Wales. It is situated on the banks of the River Wye, about 1 mile north-east of Monmouth, Wales. St Peter’s Church is situated 770 feet southeast of Dixton Motte.
Monmouth Castle
Castle
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Monmouth Castle is a castle close to the centre of the town of Monmouth, the county town of Monmouthshire, on a hill above the River Monnow in south-east Wales. Monmouth Castle is situated 1 mile southwest of Dixton Motte.
Shire Hall
Historic building
Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Shire Hall, Monmouth, Wales, is a prominent building on Agincourt Square in the town centre. It was built in 1724, and was formerly the centre for the assize courts and quarter sessions for Monmouthshire. Shire Hall is situated 1 mile southwest of Dixton Motte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dixton and Wyesham.
Dixton
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dixton is a small village located 1 mile north east of Monmouth, on the banks of the River Wye, in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. The parish originally comprised the two manors of Dixton Newton and Dixton Hadnock, on either side of the river.
Wyesham
Suburb
Photo: Roy Parkhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wyesham is a village and electoral ward in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located less than one mile east of Monmouth, on the opposite side of the River Wye.
Osbaston
Suburb
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Osbaston is a suburb of Monmouth, Wales, located less than 1 mile north of the town centre. It was the site of one of the first public electricity generating stations in Britain, using water power from the River Monnow.
Dixton Motte
- Categories: motte, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Dixton Motte” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Dixton Motte”
- Swedish: “Dixton Motte”
- Welsh: “Dixton Mound”
- Welsh: “Tomen Llandidiwg”
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