Pen y Clawdd Castle

Pen y Clawdd Castle is a ditched mound with a double moat, roughly circular in shape, with a diameter of approximately 28m to 30m and about 2.4m high. The castle is in , about five miles to the north of , , in south east Wales and lies between the Usk and Monnow rivers.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: archaeological site in Crucorney, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
  • Also known as: “Pen y Clawdd Castle Mound”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bryn Arw and St Michael’s Church, Llanvihangel Crucorney.

Peak
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hill in the Black Mountains of the in , south . It lies 4 km north of the town of and 1.5 miles west of the village of .

Church
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Michael's Church stands in the centre of the village of , , . It was designated as a Grade II listed building in 1956 for its historic importance and surviving medieval features. is situated 1 mile east of Pen y Clawdd Castle.

Pub
Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also called the Skirrid Mountain Inn is a public house in the small village of , approximately 4 miles north of , , Wales. is situated 1 mile east of Pen y Clawdd Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanvihangel Crucorney and Gaer.

Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in the community of , , Wales. It is located 5 miles north of and 18 miles southwest of , England on the A465 road.

Locality
Photo: Jasperfforde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the name of a hill in the Black Mountains of the in , south . It lies at the southern end of the long ridge between the valley of the and the Vale of Ewyas, one mile north of and three miles northeast of . is situated 1½ miles northwest of Pen y Clawdd Castle.

Village
Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.
is a in , South East Wales, United Kingdom. The name is the Welsh word for a fulling-mill. The village is 5 miles north of on the A465 road to . is situated 2 miles northeast of Pen y Clawdd Castle.

Pen y Clawdd Castle

Latitude
51.8751° or 51° 52′ 30″ north
Longitude
-3.00384° or 3° 0′ 14″ west
Elevation
581 feet (177 metres)
Open location code
9C3RVXGW+2F
Geo­Names ID
6286159
Wiki­data ID
Q7162124
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Pen y Clawdd Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Pen y Clawdd Castle”
  • Danish: “Pen y Clawdd Castle”
  • Swedish: “Pen y Clawdd Castle”
  • Welsh: “Castell Pen-y-clawdd”
  • Welsh: “Pen y Clawdd Castle Mound”

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