Dorstone Castle
Dorstone Castle was in the village of Dorstone in Herefordshire, England, located 6 miles to the east of Hay-on-Wye.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: motte-and-bailey castle in Dorstone, Herefordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Motte and bailey castle 100m south east of Bell Farm”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Faith and Arthur’s Stone.
Church of St Faith
Church
Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Faith is situated 920 feet northeast of Dorstone Castle.
Arthur’s Stone
Archaeological site
Arthur's Stone is a Neolithic chambered tomb, or dolmen, in Herefordshire, England. It is situated on the ridge line of a hill overlooking both the Golden Valley, Herefordshire and the Wye Valley. The tomb dates from 3700 BC – 2700 BC. Arthur’s Stone is situated 1 mile northeast of Dorstone Castle.
Church of St Andrew, Bredwardine
Church
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Andrew, Bredwardine is situated 2½ miles northeast of Dorstone Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dorstone and Bredwardine.
Dorstone
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dorstone is a village and civil parish within the Golden Valley, Herefordshire, England. There is a church and public house with restaurant. The Golden Valley area offers hillwalking and horseback riding countryside and is noted for its scenery.
Bredwardine
Village
Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bredwardine is a village and civil parish in the west of Herefordshire, England. Significant parish landmarks include a brick bridge over the River Wye, the historic Red Lion late 17th-century coaching inn, St Andrew's Church, and the site of Bredwardine Castle. Bredwardine is situated 2 miles northeast of Dorstone Castle.
Brobury
Hamlet
Brobury is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brobury with Monnington on Wye, in western Herefordshire, England, located between Hereford and Hay-on-Wye. Brobury is situated 2½ miles northeast of Dorstone Castle.
Dorstone Castle
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dorstone, Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Dorstone Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Dorstone Castle”
- German: “Dorstone Castle”
- Swedish: “Dorstone Castle”
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