Mount Cop Castle Mound
Mount Cop Castle Mound is a castle in Bronington, Wrexham, Wales. Mount Cop Castle Mound is situated nearby to the lake Llyn Bedydd, as well as near the village Hanmer.- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Cop Castle”, “Eglwys Cross Motte”, “Egwys Cross Motte”, and “Mount Cop Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Llyn Bedydd and St Chad’s Church, Hanmer.
Llyn Bedydd
Lake
Photo: John Harding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llyn Bedydd is a small lake in Wrexham County Borough, in northeastern Wales, near the border with England. It is 7 kilometres south west of Whitchurch. The lake and the surrounding woodland are designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
St Chad’s Church, Hanmer
Church
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Chad’s Church, Hanmer is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Mount Cop Castle Mound.
Hanmer Mere
Swimming area
Hanmer Mere is a natural lake and Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The village of Hanmer is at the northern end of the lake. The lake is 18 hectares in extent. Hanmer Mere is situated 1½ miles southwest of Mount Cop Castle Mound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hanmer and Arowry.
Hanmer
Village
Hanmer is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. At the 2001 Census the population of the Hanmer community area, which includes Hanmer village itself, Horseman's Green, Halghton and Arowry along with a number of small hamlets, was recorded at 726, reducing to 665 at the 2011 Census.
Arowry
Village
Photo: John Harding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Arowry is a village in the community of Hanmer in the rural south-east of Wrexham County Borough, Wales, near the border with England. The origin of its name, often historically used with the definite article as "the Arowry", is unclear but is thought to have a Welsh-language root.
Bronington
Village
Photo: John Harding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bronington is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, forming a large part of the Maelor Saesneg. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Flintshire, the community has an area of 3,482 hectares and a population of 1,228, increasing to 1,242 at the 2011 Census.
Mount Cop Castle Mound
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, motte, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bronington, Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Mount Cop Castle Mound” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Eglwys Cross Motte”
- Cebuano: “Egwys Cross Motte”
- Swedish: “Eglwys Cross Motte”
- Swedish: “Egwys Cross Motte”
- Welsh: “Castell Cop”
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