Longtown Castle
Longtown Castle, also termed Ewias Lacey Castle in early accounts, is a ruined Norman motte-and-bailey fortification in Longtown, Herefordshire. It was established in the 11th century by Walter de Lacy, reusing former Roman earthworks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: Norman fortification in Longtown, England
- Also known as: “Longtown castle and town”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Crown Inn and Llanthony Priory.
The Crown Inn
Pub
Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Crown Inn is a pub, which is situated 2,900 feet southeast of Longtown Castle.
Llanthony Priory
Monastery
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Llanthony Priory is a partly ruined former Augustinian priory in the secluded Vale of Ewyas, a steep-sided once-glaciated valley within the Black Mountains area of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. Llanthony Priory is situated 2 miles southwest of Longtown Castle.
Hatterrall Hill
Peak
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hatterrall Hill is a rounded peak in the Black Mountains which sits on the Wales-England border, partly in Monmouthshire, Wales and partly in Herefordshire, England. Hatterrall Hill is situated 2½ miles south of Longtown Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Longtown and Clodock.
Longtown
Village
Photo: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Longtown is a linear village and parish in Herefordshire, England. The parish includes the village of Clodock and had a population in mid-2010 of 543, increasing to 620 at the 2011 Census.
Clodock
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clodock is a village in the west of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Monnow in the foothills of the Black Mountains, close to the border with Wales.
Llanthony
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanthony is a village in the community of Crucorney on the northern edge of Monmouthshire, South East Wales, United Kingdom. Llanthony is situated 2½ miles southwest of Longtown Castle.
Longtown Castle
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Longtown, Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Longtown Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Longtown Castle”
- Chinese: “長鎮城堡”
- Danish: “Longtown Castle”
- German: “Longtown Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Longtown”
- Swedish: “Longtown Castle”
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