Twiscob Moat
Twiscob Moat is a castle in Whitton, Powys, Wales. Twiscob Moat is situated nearby to the hamlet Cascob, as well as near Kinnerton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Black Mixen and Bleddfa Castle.
Black Mixen
Peak
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Black Mixen is a subsidiary summit of Rhos Fawr or Great Rhos in the Radnor Forest. The summit is large peat bog plateau. The summit is marked with a cairn, and is next to a radio transmitter and its building. Black Mixen is situated 2 miles west of Twiscob Moat.
Bleddfa Castle
Archaeological site
Bleddfa Castle was a motte and bailey structure near Llangunllo in modern-day Powys, Wales. It is believed to have been built before 1195 and abandoned by 1304. Bleddfa Castle is situated 2 miles northwest of Twiscob Moat.
St Mary
Church
Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary is a church, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Twiscob Moat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cascob and Kinnerton.
Cascob
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cascob is a small village in Powys. It is located in a valley five miles to the south-west of Knighton. The village is part of Whitton, Powys. The village is situated to the east of Radnor Forest, an area of moorland just within Wales.
Kinnerton
Hamlet
Kinnerton is a village in Powys, Wales. Kinnerton first appears in records as Kynardton in 1304, meaning "Cyneheard's farm or settlement". Kinnerton is situated 2 miles southeast of Twiscob Moat.
Bleddfa
Village
Bleddfa is a village which lies on the road from Knighton to Penybont and is located in the community of Llangunllo, Powys, Wales. It is 5 miles from Knighton. Bleddfa is situated 2 miles northwest of Twiscob Moat.
Twiscob Moat
- Type: Castle
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Whitton, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.28312° or 52° 16′ 59″ northLongitude
-3.13207° or 3° 7′ 56″ westElevation
886 feet (270 metres)Open location code
9C4R7VM9+65GeoNames ID
6286200
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