Sycharth Castle
Sycharth was a motte and bailey castle near Llansilin, Powys, Wales. Until 1996 Sycharth was in the historic county of Denbighshire, but was then transferred to the Shire area of Montgomeryshire within Powys. Sycharth was the birthplace of Owain Glyndŵr.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Powys, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Sycharth” and “Sycharth Mound and Bailey Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Silin’s Church and Llwyn Bryn-Dinas.
St Silin’s Church
Church
Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Silin's Church is a Church in Wales parish church in Llansilin, Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. The present building, which has parts dating back to the 13th century, is a Grade I listed building. St Silin’s Church is situated 1½ miles north of Sycharth Castle.
Llwyn Bryn-Dinas
Peak
Photo: John Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llwyn Bryn-Dinas is an Iron Age hillfort on the north side of the Tanat valley, about 1 mile west of the village of Llangedwyn, in Powys, Wales. Llwyn Bryn-Dinas is situated 2 miles west of Sycharth Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llansilin and Llangedwyn.
Llansilin
Village
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llansilin is a village and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, 5 miles west of Oswestry. The community, which includes Llansilin village, a large rural area and the hamlets of Moelfre and Rhiwlas as well as the remote parish of Llangadwaladr, had a population of 648 at the 2001 census, increasing to 698 at the 2011 Census. Llansilin is situated 1½ miles north of Sycharth Castle.
Llangedwyn
Village
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Llangedwyn is a village and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. The population of the community at the 2011 census was 402. The community includes the hamlets of Bwlch-y-ddar, Pentrefelin and Pen-y-bont Llanerch Emrys. Llangedwyn is situated 1½ miles southwest of Sycharth Castle.
Llanyblodwel
Village
Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanyblodwel is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England; the spelling "Llanyblodwell" was commonly used in the past, and the village was sometimes simply referred to as "Blodwel". Llanyblodwel is situated 3 miles southeast of Sycharth Castle.
Sycharth Castle
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, archaeological site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llansilin, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Sycharth Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Sycharth”
- Breton: “Sycharth”
- Cebuano: “Sycharth Castle”
- German: “Sycharth”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Sycharth”
- Portuguese: “Sycharth”
- Swedish: “Sycharth Castle”
- Welsh: “Sycharth Mound and Bailey Castle”
- Welsh: “Sycharth”
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