Llanvaches Castle
Llanvaches Castle is an archaeological site in Llanvaches, Newport, Wales. Llanvaches Castle is situated nearby to the church Tabernacle, as well as near the village Llanvair Discoed.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tabernacle and Penhow Castle.
Tabernacle
Church
Photo: Brassknocker, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tabernacle is a church, which is situated 3,100 feet south of Llanvaches Castle.
Penhow Castle
Castle
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Penhow Castle, Penhow, Newport 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. Penhow Castle is situated 1 mile southwest of Llanvaches Castle.
Grey Hill Stone Circle
Archaeological site
Photo: Roy Parkhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grey Hill Stone Circle is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile north of Llanvaches Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanvaches and Llanvair Discoed.
Llanvaches
Village
Photo: Colin Bates, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanvaches is a village and community within the boundaries of the city of Newport, Wales. It lies to the east of the urban area, in the historic county of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent. The population rose to 402 by the 2011 census.
Llanvair Discoed
Village
Photo: Colin Bates, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanvair Discoed is a small village in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales, 6 miles west of Chepstow and 10 miles east of Newport.
Parc-Seymour
Hamlet
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parc-Seymour, is a hamlet in Newport, Wales. It is north of the A48 Newport-Chepstow road, 10 kilometres east-northeast of Newport, within the ancient parish of Penhow, the hamlet of which lies east-southeast of Parc-Seymour. Parc-Seymour is situated 1½ miles west of Llanvaches Castle.
Llanvaches Castle
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: castle in Llanvaches, Newport, Wales, UK
- Categories: castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llanvaches, Newport, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.62463° or 51° 37′ 29″ northLongitude
-2.81917° or 2° 49′ 9″ westElevation
256 feet (78 metres)Open location code
9C3VJ5FJ+V8OpenStreetMap ID
node 3356618522OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Llanvaches Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Llanvaches Castle”
- Swedish: “Llanvaches Castle”
- Welsh: “Castell Llanfaches”
- Welsh: “Llanvaches Castle”
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