Caer Siac Motte
Caer Siac Motte is a castle in Bettws, Powys, Wales. Caer Siac Motte is situated nearby to the hamlet Tregynon, as well as near the village Abermule.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Powys, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Caer Siac Motte and Bailey” and “Caer Siac Motte, Bettws Cedewain”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dolforwyn Castle and Yew tree cottage.
Dolforwyn Castle
Castle
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Dolforwyn Castle is a Welsh medieval castle above the village of Abermule, Powys. The fortification was established by Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Gwynedd in the late 13th century. Dolforwyn Castle is situated 2 miles southeast of Caer Siac Motte.
Yew tree cottage
House
Situated under the ramparts of Dolforwyn Castle, near Abermule in the Welsh county of Powys in the United Kingdom, Yew tree cottage is a part 17th century timber-framed structure which once belonged to the celebrated antiquarian John Davies Knatchbull Lloyd. Yew tree cottage is situated 2 miles southeast of Caer Siac Motte.
Brynderwen Warehouse
House
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brynderwen Warehouse is situated 2½ miles southeast of Caer Siac Motte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tregynon and Abermule.
Tregynon
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tregynon is a small village and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, to the north of Newtown and south west of Welshpool. The population of the community was 892 at the 2011 Census. Tregynon is situated 2 miles northwest of Caer Siac Motte.
Abermule
Village
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Abermule is a village lying on the River Severn 6 km northeast of Newtown in Powys, mid Wales. The A483 Swansea to Chester trunk road, the Cambrian Line railway, connecting Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury, and the Montgomery Canal, close to the river, all pass through Abermule. Abermule is situated 2½ miles southeast of Caer Siac Motte.
Llanllwchaiarn
Hamlet
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Llanllwchaiarn is a village on the outskirts of Newtown in Powys, Wales. It forms part of the community of Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn. Aberbechan Hall was a Tudor mansion in the eastern part of the parish demolished in 1870. Llanllwchaiarn is situated 3 miles south of Caer Siac Motte.
Caer Siac Motte
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bettws, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Caer Siac Motte” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Caer Siac Motte”
- Swedish: “Caer Siac Motte”
- Welsh: “Mwnt a Beili Caer Siac”
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