Carreghofa Castle
Carreghofa Castle was a Norman timber and masonry castle located in the Welsh village of Carreghofa, Powys. Between its construction in 1101 and destruction in 1236, it was the site of many battles between rival Welsh and English forces.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Agatha and Penygarreg Lane Halt railway station.
Church of St Agatha
Church
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Church of St Agatha is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Carreghofa Castle.
Penygarreg Lane Halt railway station
Railway station
Penygarreg Lane is a halt on the Cambrian Heritage Railways' line in Shropshire. It is on the northern edge of the village of Pant, north of the disused Pant station. Penygarreg Lane Halt railway station is situated 1½ miles east of Carreghofa Castle.
Llynclys South railway station
Railway station
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Llynclys South is a railway station on the Cambrian Heritage Railways' line in Shropshire. It is located in the heart of the village of Llynclys, just south of Llynclys station, on the other side of the B4396 road bridge. Llynclys South railway station is situated 2 miles northeast of Carreghofa Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanyblodwel and Pant.
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".
Pant
Village
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Pant is a village in Shropshire, England. It lies near the border with Wales. Pant means 'hollow' in Welsh: it is located directly below the disused mines at Llanymynech Rocks Nature Reserve.
Llandysilio
Village
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Llandysilio is a small village and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. Its population at the 2001 Census was 962, increasing to 1,122 at the 2011 census. Llandysilio is situated 2 miles southeast of Carreghofa Castle.
Carreghofa Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle formerly in Carreghofa, Powys, Wales
- Categories: castle ruin, ringwork castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Carreghofa, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Carreghofa Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Carreghofa Castle”
- German: “Carreghofa Castle”
- Swedish: “Carreghofa Castle”
- Welsh: “Castell Carreghwfa”
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