Lower Min y Llyn Motte
Lower Min y Llyn Motte is a castle in Forden with Leighton and Trelystan, Powys, Wales. Lower Min y Llyn Motte is situated nearby to the hamlet Forden, as well as near the village Berriew.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: scheduled monument in Wales
- Also known as: “Lower Min-y-Llyn Castle Mound”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forden Gaer and Church of St Michael and All Angels.
Forden Gaer
Archaeological site
Forden Gaer, Y Gaer, Caer Flos and Lavrobrinta are respective English, Welsh and possible Latin names for the Roman fort in the township of Thornbury, in the parish of Forden, in the old county of Montgomeryshire, which now forms part of Powys, Wales. Forden Gaer is situated 1¼ miles south of Lower Min y Llyn Motte.
Church of St Michael and All Angels
Church
Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Michael and All Angels is a church in Forden, Powys, Wales, located about half a mile to the west of the road from Welshpool to Montgomery. Church of St Michael and All Angels is situated 1 mile east of Lower Min y Llyn Motte.
Hen Domen
Forest
Photo: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hen Domen Welsh, meaning "old mound", is the site of a medieval timber motte-and-bailey castle in Powys, Wales. It is the site of the original Montgomery Castle, and was built by Roger de Montgomery in 1070. Hen Domen is situated 2 miles south of Lower Min y Llyn Motte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forden and Berriew.
Forden
Hamlet
Photo: Gordon Cragg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Forden is a village near Welshpool in Powys, Wales, formerly in the historic county of Montgomeryshire. It forms part of the community of Forden with Leighton and Trelystan with the neighbouring settlements of Trelystan, Leighton and Kingswood.
Berriew
Village
Photo: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Berriew is a village and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. It is on the Montgomeryshire Canal and the Afon Rhiw, near the confluence with the River Severn at grid reference SJ185005, 79 miles from Cardiff and 151 miles from London.
Belan
Hamlet
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belan is a hamlet, 3.5 miles southwest of Welshpool, in Powys, Wales. It belongs to the community of Welshpool. The Belan Locks, built around 1800 as part of the Montgomery Canal, are nearby. Belan is situated 2½ miles north of Lower Min y Llyn Motte.
Lower Min y Llyn Motte
- Categories: motte, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Forden with Leighton and Trelystan, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lower Min y Llyn Motte” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lower Min y Llyn Motte”
- Swedish: “Lower Min y Llyn Motte”
- Welsh: “Castell Min y Llyn Isa”
- Welsh: “Lower Min-y-Llyn Castle Mound”
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