Boughrood Castle
Boughrood Castle is a Grade II listed, 19th-century country house in the community of Glasbury, in Powys, Wales.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: scheduled monument in Wales
- Also known as: “Boughrood Motte”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Gwendoline’s Church and Llangoed Hall.
St Gwendoline’s Church
Church
Photo: Bill Nicholls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Gwendoline’s Church is situated 3,700 feet south of Boughrood Castle.
Llangoed Hall
Hotel
Photo: Chris Eason, CC BY 2.0.
Llangoed Hall is a country house hotel, near the village of Llyswen, in Powys, Mid Wales. It is known for its decoration in Laura Ashley fabrics and styles, and was owned by Sir Bernard Ashley, the widower of the designer. Llangoed Hall is situated 1 mile northwest of Boughrood Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boughrood and Llyswen.
Boughrood
Village
Photo: Christopher Clift, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boughrood is a village in the community of Glasbury in Powys, Wales. Until 1983 Boughrood was a community itself. Historically in Radnorshire, the village is situated near the River Wye between Hay-on-Wye and Builth Wells.
Llyswen
Village
Photo: Bill Nicholls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llyswen is a small village in Powys, Wales on the west bank of the River Wye. It was formerly within the county of Brecknockshire and now forms part of the Community of Bronllys.
Pipton
Hamlet
Photo: Martin Loader, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pipton is a small settlement and part of the former community of Bronllys in Powys, Wales. It is in the ecclesiastical parish of Glasbury, St Peters. Pipton was formerly a civil parish in the historic county of Brecknockshire. Pipton is situated 2 miles east of Boughrood Castle.
Boughrood Castle
- Categories: motte, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Glasbury, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Boughrood Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Boughrood Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Boughrood Motte”
- Swedish: “Boughrood Motte”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cwm-bach and Ciltwrch.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Llangoed Hall Hotel and Bed And Breakfast Old Vicarage Farm.
Powys: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Brecon, Welshpool, Newtown, and Hay-on-Wye.
Curious Castles to Discover
Uncover intriguing castles from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Boughrood Castle”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.