Benton Castle
Benton Castle is a small fortification in the community of Burton, Pembrokeshire, Wales, now in use as a private house, in a wooded area overlooking the Cleddau river.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Caradog’s Church and Upton Castle.
St Caradog’s Church
Church
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Caradog’s Church is situated 3,600 feet east of Benton Castle.
Upton Castle
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Upton Castle is a 13th-century castle with an associated chapel, located near Cosheston, Pembrokeshire in Wales. Although in private ownership, the gardens are open to the public. Upton Castle is situated 1½ miles southeast of Benton Castle.
Cleddau Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Colin Bell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cleddau Bridge in Pembrokeshire, Wales, carries the A477 road over the River Cleddau between Neyland and Pembroke Dock. Errors in the box girder design caused the collapse during construction in 1970. Cleddau Bridge is situated 2½ miles southwest of Benton Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lawrenny and Houghton.
Lawrenny
Photo: PJMarriott, CC BY 3.0.
Lawrenny is a village and parish in Pembrokeshire. It's in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, on the peninsula of the River Cleddau estuary, and during the summer months is a popular place for boating and water-skiing.
Houghton
Hamlet
Houghton is a village in the parish and community of Burton in south Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is 1 mile north of Burton village.
Hill Mountain
Hamlet
Photo: Shaun Butler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hill Mountain is a village in the community and parish of Burton, south Pembrokeshire, Wales. The population in 2011 was 673. Hill Mountain is situated 2 miles northwest of Benton Castle.
Benton Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Burton, Pembrokeshire, Wales
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Burton, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.72513° or 51° 43′ 31″ northLongitude
-4.88939° or 4° 53′ 22″ westElevation
79 feet (24 metres)Open location code
9C3QP4G6+36OpenStreetMap ID
way 1019712450OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
6286627Wikidata ID
Q17741518
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Benton Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Benton Castle”
- Danish: “Benton Castle”
- Hebrew: “טירת בנטון”
- Japanese: “ベントン城”
- Swedish: “Benton Castle”
- Welsh: “Castell Benton”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Benton Castle”. Photo: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.