Maesgwyn mound

Maesgwyn mound is a castle in Glasbury, Powys, Wales. Maesgwyn mound is situated near the village Llowes, as well as near Glasbury.

Type: Castle
Description: round barrow in Glasbury, Powys, Wales, UK
Also known as: “Maesgwyn round barrow”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Painscastle Castle and Church of St David, Llandewi Fach.

Painscastle Castle

Ruins

Photo: Phil Laycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Painscastle Castle is a castle in the village of Painscastle in Powys, Wales. Painscastle Castle is situated 1½ miles north of Maesgwyn mound.

Church of St David, Llandewi Fach

Church

Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St David, Llandewi Fach is situated 1½ miles northwest of Maesgwyn mound.

Maesyronnen Chapel

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Maesyronnen Chapel is about 1 mile north of the village of Glasbury, Powys, Wales. Maesyronnen Chapel is situated 1½ miles southeast of Maesgwyn mound.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llowes and Glasbury.

Llowes

Village

Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llowes is a small village in the community of Glasbury, Powys, Wales. Llowes is situated 2 miles southeast of Maesgwyn mound.

Glasbury

Village

Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glasbury, also known as Glasbury-on-Wye, is a village and community in Powys, Wales. Glasbury is situated 3 miles south of Maesgwyn mound.

Clyro

Village

Photo: Mike Price, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clyro is a village and community in Radnorshire… Clyro is situated 3 miles east of Maesgwyn mound.

Maesgwyn mound

Categories: round barrow, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Glasbury, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.08388° or 52° 5′ 2″ north

Longitude

-3.22174° or 3° 13′ 18″ west

Elevation

1,099 feet (335 metres)

Open location code

9C4R3QMH+H8

GeoNames ID

6286162

Wikidata ID

Q24659304

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Maesgwyn mound” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Maesgwyn mound”
Swedish: “Maesgwyn mound”
Welsh: “Tomen Maesgwyn”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Ffynnon Gynydd and Moity.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Llangoed Hall Hotel and Bed And Breakfast Old Vicarage Farm.

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Worth a closer look: Brecon and Welshpool.

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