Montgomery Castle
Montgomery Castle is a stone castle looking over the town of Montgomery in Powys, Mid Wales. It is one of many Norman castles on the border between Wales and England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Stoker243, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Farwestern, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: Grade I listed castle in Powys, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Castell Trefaldwyn”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Old Bell Museum and Ffridd Faldwyn.
The Old Bell Museum
Museum
The Old Bell Museum is a former 16th-century inn, converted into a museum and run by volunteers from the Montgomery Civic Society of Powys. The half-timbered building contains eleven rooms of various local exhibits, including information on the architecture of the building itself. The Old Bell Museum is situated 1,000 feet south of Montgomery Castle.
Ffridd Faldwyn
Archaeological site
Photo: Tyssul, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ffridd Faldwyn is an Iron Age hillfort in northern Powys, in the former county of Montgomeryshire, It is sited on a prominent hill west of Montgomery, close to but higher than Montgomery Castle, overlooking the River Severn. Ffridd Faldwyn is situated 1,600 feet west of Montgomery Castle.
The Dragon Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dragon Hotel is situated 1,300 feet south of Montgomery Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montgomery and Llandyssil.
Montgomery
Photo: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Montgomery is a market town in Powys. Montgomery has retained an "unspoilt" feel, with some fine examples of Georgian and early Victorian architecture.
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. Llandyssil is situated 2 miles southwest of Montgomery Castle.
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. Forden is situated 2½ miles north of Montgomery Castle.
Montgomery Castle
- Categories: archaeological site, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Montgomeryshire, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.56344° or 52° 33′ 48″ northLongitude
-3.14987° or 3° 8′ 60″ westElevation
650 feet (198 metres)Open location code
9C4RHV72+93OpenStreetMap ID
way 408198694OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Montgomery Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Montgomery Castle”
- Danish: “Montgomery Castle”
- German: “Montgomery Castle”
- Italian: “Castello di Montgomery”
- Italian: “Montgomery Castle”
- Japanese: “モンゴメリー城”
- Russian: “Замок Монтгомери”
- Swedish: “Montgomery Castle”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Монтгомері”
- Welsh: “Castell Trefaldwyn”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Montgomery Castle”. Photo: Farwestern, CC BY 3.0.