Cefn Bryntalch Castle
Cefn Bryntalch Castle is a castle in Llandyssil, Powys, Wales. Cefn Bryntalch Castle is situated nearby to the village Abermule, as well as near the hamlet Llanmerewig.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Powys, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Cefn Bryntalch Motte”, “Cefn Bryntalch Motte, Llandyssil”, and “Cefn Bryntalch Mound & Bailey Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dolforwyn Castle and Brynderwen Warehouse.
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 1½ miles southwest of Cefn Bryntalch Castle.
Brynderwen Warehouse
House
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Brynderwen Warehouse is situated 1 mile southwest of Cefn Bryntalch Castle.
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 1½ miles southwest of Cefn Bryntalch Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abermule and Llandyssil.
Abermule
Village
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Llandyssil
Village
Photo: Paul Beaman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llandyssil is a village in the community of Abermule with Llandyssil, in Powys, Wales, in the traditional county of Montgomeryshire. It is about two miles from the town of Montgomery.
Llanmerewig
Hamlet
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Llanmerewig is a historic parish in Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Montgomeryshire, and is situated between Newtown and Welshpool. The church and small village stand on high ground, which overlooks the river Severn, and is close to Abermule; part of which lies within the parish. Llanmerewig is situated 2½ miles southwest of Cefn Bryntalch Castle.
Cefn Bryntalch Castle
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llandyssil, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Cefn Bryntalch Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cefn Bryntalch Motte”
- Swedish: “Cefn Bryntalch Motte”
- Welsh: “Castell Cefn Bryntalch”
- Welsh: “Cefn Bryntalch Mound & Bailey Castle”
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