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Penhow Castle

Penhow Castle, Penhow, dates from the early 12th century. Extended and reconstructed in almost every century since, it has been claimed to be the oldest continuously-inhabited castle in Wales. The castle is a Grade II* listed building.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Penhow, Newport, Wales, UK

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rock & Fountain and Tabernacle.

Pub
Photo: Brassknocker, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a pub, which is situated 750 feet northeast of Penhow Castle.

Church
Photo: Brassknocker, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 1 mile east of Penhow Castle.

Pub
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a pub, which is situated 1 mile west of Penhow Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanvaches and Parc-Seymour.

Village
Photo: Colin Bates, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and community within the boundaries of the city of , Wales. It lies to the east of the urban area, in the historic county of and the preserved county of . The population rose to 402 by the 2011 census.

Hamlet
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, is a hamlet in . It is north of the A48 Newport-Chepstow road, 10 kilometres east-northeast of , within the ancient parish of , the hamlet of which lies east-southeast of .

Hamlet
Photo: Colin Bates, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in . It is situated between the A48 Newport-Chepstow Road and the M4 motorway, 1 mile east of the village of . It is part of the community of Langstone.

Penhow Castle

Latitude
51.61364° or 51° 36′ 49″ north
Longitude
-2.83368° or 2° 50′ 1″ west
Elevation
161 feet (49 metres)
Open location code
9C3VJ578+FG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 993494497
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
6286679
Wiki­data ID
Q17741280
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Penhow Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Penhow Castle”
  • Danish: “Penhow Castle”
  • Hebrew: “טירת פנהאו”
  • Japanese: “ペンホー城”
  • Swedish: “Penhow Castle”
  • Welsh: “Castell Pen-hŵ”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Penhow and Wentwood-gate.

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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 “Penhow Castle”. Photo: Brassknocker, CC BY-SA 4.0.