Skenfrith Castle
Skenfrith Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Skenfrith in Monmouthshire, Wales. The fortification was established by the Normans in the wake of the invasion of England in 1066, to protect the route from Wales to Hereford.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Bell at Skenfrith and Hilston Park.
The Bell at Skenfrith
Hotel
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The Bell at Skenfrith is a hotel, which is situated 440 feet southeast of Skenfrith Castle.
Hilston Park
Historic building
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Hilston Park is a country house and estate between the villages of Newcastle and Skenfrith in Monmouthshire, Wales, close to the border with Herefordshire, England. Hilston Park is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Skenfrith Castle.
St John the Baptist’s Church, Llanrothal
Church
St John the Baptist's Church is a redundant Anglican church in Llanrothal, Herefordshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. St John the Baptist’s Church, Llanrothal is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Skenfrith Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skenfrith and Llanrothal.
Skenfrith
Village
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Skenfrith is a small village in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales. It is located on the River Monnow, close to the border between Wales and England, about 6 miles north-west of Monmouth.
Llanrothal
Village
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Llanrothal is a small village and historical parish in Herefordshire, England in the Monnow Valley, on the border with Monmouthshire, Wales. The River Monnow flows near here along the border.
Garway
Village
Garway is a civil parish in south-west Herefordshire, England. The population of the civil parish was 430 at the 2011 census. It is set on a hillside above the River Monnow about 6+1⁄4 miles northwest of Monmouth. Garway is situated 1½ miles north of Skenfrith Castle.
Skenfrith Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: ruined castle in the village of Skenfrith in Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Llangattock-Vibon-Avel, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Skenfrith Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Skenfrith Castle”
- Danish: “Skenfrith Castle”
- French: “château de Skenfrith”
- French: “Château de Skenfrith”
- German: “Skenfrith Castle”
- Italian: “castello di Skenfrith”
- Italian: “Castello di Skenfrith”
- Japanese: “スケンフリス城”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Skenfrith”
- Russian: “Замок Скенфрит”
- Swedish: “Skenfrith Castle”
- Welsh: “Castell Ynysgynwraidd”
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