Snodhill Castle

Snodhill Castle is a ruined motte-and-bailey castle, about 1 mi south of the village of Dorstone in west Herefordshire, England. It is recognized as one of the major castles of the Welsh Marches.

Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Castle
Description: castle in Peterchurch, Herefordshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Shell keep castle and associated fishponds at Snodhill”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Faith and Arthur’s Stone.

Church of St Faith

Church

Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Faith is situated 1 mile northwest of Snodhill Castle.

Arthur’s Stone

Archaeological site

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Arthur's Stone is a Neolithic chambered tomb, or dolmen, in Herefordshire, England. It is situated on the ridge line of a hill overlooking both the Golden Valley, Herefordshire and the Wye Valley. The tomb dates from 3700 BC – 2700 BC. Arthur’s Stone is situated 1½ miles north of Snodhill Castle.

Urishay Castle

Ruins

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Urishay constitutes the remains of a castle, 16th century chapel and 17th century house located about 2.5 km west of Peterchurch in Herefordshire, England. Urishay Castle is situated 1½ miles south of Snodhill Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dorstone and Peterchurch.

Dorstone

Village

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dorstone is a village and civil parish within the Golden Valley, Herefordshire, England. There is a church and public house with restaurant. The Golden Valley area offers hillwalking and horseback riding countryside and is noted for its scenery.

Peterchurch

Village

Photo: Simon Vaughan Winter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Peterchurch is a village and civil parish in the Golden Valley, Herefordshire, England. The countryside features extensive views of the Black Mountains but the village itself is architecturally undistinguished. Peterchurch is situated 2 miles southeast of Snodhill Castle.

Blakemere

Village

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blakemere is a parish and a hamlet in Herefordshire, England. The parish is 10 miles west of Hereford, on the road to Hay-on-Wye. Blakemere is situated 2½ miles east of Snodhill Castle.

Snodhill Castle

Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Peterchurch, Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.05755° or 52° 3′ 27″ north

Longitude

-2.99028° or 2° 59′ 25″ west

Elevation

610 feet (186 metres)

Open location code

9C4V3255+2V

GeoNames ID

6287140

Wikidata ID

Q17537708

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Snodhill Castle” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Snodhill Castle”
Swedish: “Snodhill Castle”
Turkish: “Snodhill Kalesi”

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