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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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
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
Blakemere is a parish in Herefordshire, England. The parish is 11 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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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Snodhill Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Snodhill Castle”
- Swedish: “Snodhill Castle”
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