Castell y Blaidd
Castell y Blaidd is an archaeological site in Llanbadarn Fynydd, Powys, Wales. Castell y Blaidd is situated nearby to the hamlet Llanbister, as well as near the village Beguildy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jennifer Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Powys, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Castell y Blaidd, Llanbadarn Fynydd”, “Castell-y-Blaidd”, and “Wolf’s Castle”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanbadarn Fynydd and Llanbister.
Llanbadarn Fynydd
Hamlet
Photo: David M Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanbadarn Fynydd is a village and community in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales, and is 63 miles from Cardiff and 149 miles from London. The community includes the villages of Llanbadarn Fynydd, Llananno and Llaithddu. Llanbadarn Fynydd is situated 2 miles southwest of Castell y Blaidd.
Llanbister
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Longton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanbister is a small village and community with a 2011 population of 382 in Powys, mid Wales, in the historic county of Radnorshire. It is on the river Ithon, at the junction of the A483 road and the B4356. Llanbister is situated 4 miles south of Castell y Blaidd.
Beguildy
Village
Photo: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Beguildy is a village and community in Powys, Wales. In 2011 the community had a population of 723. It lies in a remote tract of countryside, 8 miles northwest of Knighton, on the B4355 road to Newtown, near the headwaters of the River Teme, at an elevation of 254 metres. Beguildy is situated 4½ miles east of Castell y Blaidd.
Castell y Blaidd
- Categories: contour fort, castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llanbadarn Fynydd, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.40924° or 52° 24′ 33″ northLongitude
-3.28816° or 3° 17′ 17″ westElevation
1,427 feet (435 metres)Open location code
9C4RCP56+MPOpenStreetMap ID
node 4027617854OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Castell y Blaidd” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Castell y Blaidd”
- Cebuano: “Wolf’s Castle”
- French: “Castell y Blaidd”
- French: “Wolf’s Castle”
- German: “Castell y Blaidd”
- German: “Wolf’s Castle”
- Italian: “Castell y Blaidd”
- Italian: “Wolf’s Castle”
- Swedish: “Castell y Blaidd”
- Swedish: “Wolf’s Castle”
- Welsh: “Castell y Blaidd”
- Welsh: “Castell-y-Blaidd”
- Welsh: “Wolf’s Castle”
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