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
  • Castle
  • …lies at an elevation of around 580 feet (180 metres)
  • …is also known as “Pen y Clawdd Castle Mound”
  • Description: archaeological site in Crucorney, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bryn Arw and St Michael’s Church, Llanvihangel Crucorney.
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is a hill in the Black Mountains of the…
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St Michael's Church stands in the centre of the… is situated 1 mile east of Pen y Clawdd Castle.
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, also called the Skirrid Mountain Inn… is situated 1 mile east of Pen y Clawdd Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanvihangel Crucorney and Gaer.
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is a small village in the community of , , Wales.
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is the name of a hill in the Black Mountains… is situated 1½ miles northwest of Pen y Clawdd Castle.
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is a in , South East Wales, United Kingdom. is situated 2 miles northeast of Pen y Clawdd Castle.

Pen y Clawdd Castle

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Latitude
51.8751° or 51° 52′ 30″ north
Longitude
-3.00384° or 3° 0′ 14″ west
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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