Dolbedwin Motte
Dolbedwin Motte is a castle in Gladestry, Powys, Wales. Dolbedwin Motte is situated nearby to Rhos Goch National Nature Reserve, as well as near the peak Newchurch Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: scheduled monument in Wales
- Also known as: “Dolbedwin Castle Mound”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rhos Goch National Nature Reserve and Newchurch Hill.
Rhos Goch National Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Rhos Goch National Nature Reserve, located near Painscastle on the England/Wales border, is one of the largest raised bogs in mid and south Wales. ‘Goch’ is Welsh for ‘red’, and in autumn the bog accordingly becomes a stunning carpet of red and gold.
Church of St Mary, Newchurch
Church
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mary, Newchurch is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Dolbedwin Motte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newchurch and Clifford.
Newchurch
Village
Newchurch is a small rural village in Powys, Wales, centred around St Mary's Church. The village is within the community of Gladestry, about 5 miles north of Hay-on-Wye, and is on the Offa's Dyke Path, one of the UK's National Trails.
Clifford
Village
Photo: Stuart Wilding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clifford is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, and 2.5 miles to the north of Hay-on-Wye. It lies on the south bank of the River Wye, which here forms the border between Wales and England. Clifford is situated 3 miles southeast of Dolbedwin Motte.
Clyro
Village
Photo: Mike Price, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clyro is a village and community in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales, with 781 inhabitants as of the 2011 UK Census. The nearest town is Hay-on-Wye, some 1.5 miles to the south-east. Clyro is situated 3½ miles south of Dolbedwin Motte.
Dolbedwin Motte
- Categories: motte, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Gladestry, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Dolbedwin Motte” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Dolbedwin Motte”
- Swedish: “Dolbedwin Motte”
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