Bryn y Cwn Motte
Bryn y Cwn Motte is a castle in Flint, Wales. Bryn y Cwn Motte is situated nearby to the village Flint Mountain, as well as near the hamlet Oakenholt.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Flintshire, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Bryn y Cwm Mound & Bailey Castle” and “Bryn y Cwn Motte, Flint”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Flint railway station and Flint Library.
Flint railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ted Ted, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Flint railway station serves the town of Flint in Flintshire, North Wales. It is located on the North Wales Coast Line and is managed by Transport for Wales, which provides most of the passenger trains that call here; some Avanti West Coast services also serve the station. Flint railway station is situated 1¼ miles north of Bryn y Cwn Motte.
Flint Library
Library
Photo: BigDom, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Flint Library is situated 1 mile north of Bryn y Cwn Motte.
Flint Town Hall
Public building
Photo: BigDom, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Flint Town Hall is a municipal structure in the Market Square, Flint, Flintshire, Wales. The town hall, which is the meeting place of Flint Town Council, is a Grade II listed building. Flint Town Hall is situated 1¼ miles north of Bryn y Cwn Motte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Flint Mountain and Oakenholt.
Flint Mountain
Village
Photo: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Flint Mountain is a small village seated in Flintshire, North Wales, approximately 12 miles west of the city of Chester, midway between Mold and Flint, and situated just off junction 33 of the A55 North Wales Expressway.
Oakenholt
Hamlet
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oakenholt is a village in Flintshire, Wales. It is situated to the south east of the town of Flint, near the A548 road. At the 2001 Census, the population of the Flint Oakenholt Ward was 2920. Oakenholt is situated 1½ miles east of Bryn y Cwn Motte.
Halkyn
Village
Photo: Richsage, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Halkyn is a village and community in Flintshire, north-east Wales and situated between Pentre Halkyn, Northop and Rhosesmor. At the 2001 Census the population of the community was 2,876, increasing slightly to 2,879 at the 2011 Census. Pentre Halkyn is in the community. Halkyn is situated 2 miles west of Bryn y Cwn Motte.
Bryn y Cwn Motte
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Flint, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Bryn y Cwn Motte” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bryn y Cwn Motte”
- Swedish: “Bryn y Cwn Motte”
- Welsh: “Mwnt Bryn y Cwn”
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