Gro Tump Motte
Gro Tump Motte is a castle in Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn, Powys, Wales. Gro Tump Motte is situated nearby to St Llwchaiarn’s Church, as well as near the hamlet Llanllwchaiarn.- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Powys, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Gro Tump Mound & Bailey Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Llwchaiarn’s Church and Newtown railway station.
St Llwchaiarn’s Church
Church
St Llwchaiarn's church, Llanllwchaiarn was the parish church of Llanllwchaiarn, now within the community of Newtown with Llanllwchaiarn and lies within the historic county of Montgomeryshire in Powys. St Llwchaiarn’s Church is situated 1,000 feet north of Gro Tump Motte.
Newtown railway station
Railway station
Newtown railway station is a railway station serving Newtown, Powys, Wales. It is on the Cambrian Line, between Shrewsbury and Caersws, 33 miles 70 chains from Whitchurch. Transport for Wales Rail manage the station and operate all services. Newtown railway station is situated 1 mile southwest of Gro Tump Motte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanllwchaiarn and Newtown.
Llanllwchaiarn
Hamlet
Llanllwchaiarn is a village on the outskirts of Newtown in Powys, Wales. It forms part of the community of Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn. Aberbechan Hall was a Tudor mansion in the eastern part of the parish demolished in 1870.
Newtown
Newtown is in Mid Wales. It retains a traditional town centre of independent shops and many pubs and cafes. There's also an art gallery, nightclub and indoor market.Kerry
Village
Kerry is a village and geographically large community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. The village lies on the A489 road 2.8 miles southeast of Newtown and possesses two pubs — the Herbert Arms and the Kerry Lamb — a village hall, a bowling green, a post office, a primary school and a hairdresser. Kerry is situated 2 miles southeast of Gro Tump Motte.
Gro Tump Motte
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.5208° or 52° 31′ 15″ north
Longitude
-3.29337° or 3° 17′ 36″ west
Elevation
351 feet (107 metres)
Open location code
9C4RGPC4+8M
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Gro Tump Motte” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gro Tump Motte”
- Swedish: “Gro Tump Motte”
- Welsh: “Gro Tump Mound & Bailey Castle”
- Welsh: “Mwnt gro Tump”
- Welsh: “Tomen Gro Tump”
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