Castell Brogyntyn

Castell Brogyntyn is a castle in Selattyn and Gobowen, Shropshire, England. Castell Brogyntyn is situated nearby to the village Gobowen, as well as near Morda.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oswestry Castle and Old Oswestry.

Oswestry Castle

Castle

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Oswestry Castle is a medieval castle in the town of Oswestry, Shropshire, England. The castle has also been known as, or recorded in historical documents as: Album Monasterium; Blancminster; Blankmouster; Blancmustier; Croes Oswald; L'Oeuvre; L'uvre; Castle Loure; Luure; Luvre; Lvvre: Castle Philip; Oswaldestre; Meresberie. Oswestry Castle is situated 1½ miles southeast of Castell Brogyntyn.

Old Oswestry

Archaeological site

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Old Oswestry is a large early Iron Age hill fort in the Welsh Marches near Oswestry in north west Shropshire, England. The earthworks, which remain one of the best preserved hill forts in the UK, have been described as "The Stonehenge of the Iron Age Period". Old Oswestry is situated 1½ miles east of Castell Brogyntyn.

Oswestry railway station

Railway station

Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Oswestry railway station is a Grade II listed heritage railway station in Oswestry, Shropshire, England. It was closed when passenger services were withdrawn in 1966. Oswestry railway station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Castell Brogyntyn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oswestry and Gobowen.

Oswestry

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Oswestry is a market town and historic railway town in Shropshire, close to the Welsh border. Oswestry is the largest settlement within the Oswestry Uplands, a designated natural area and national character area.

Gobowen

Village

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Gobowen is a village in Shropshire, England, about 3 miles north of Oswestry. The population according to the 2011 census was 3,270. Gobowen is situated 2½ miles northeast of Castell Brogyntyn.

Morda

Village

Photo: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Morda is a village on the outskirts of the town of Oswestry, Shropshire, located near the border of England with Wales. The village is named after the River Morda, a tributary of the River Vyrnwy. Morda is situated 2½ miles southeast of Castell Brogyntyn.

Castell Brogyntyn

Type: Castle
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Selattyn and Gobowen, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.87426° or 52° 52′ 27″ north

Longitude

-3.08114° or 3° 4′ 52″ west

Elevation

735 feet (224 metres)

Open location code

9C4RVWF9+PG

GeoNames ID

6286822

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