Mathrafal
Mathrafal near Welshpool, in Powys, Mid Wales, was the seat of the Kings and Princes of Powys probably from the 9th century until its destruction in 1213 by Prince Llywelyn the Great.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Welshficwitch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Wales, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Mathrafal Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heniarth railway station and Ysgol Meifod.
Heniarth railway station
Railway station
Heniarth Halt railway station is an unstaffed halt on the narrow gauge Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway serving the hamlet of Heniarth. This station is a request halt and lies 6+3⁄4 miles from Welshpool's Raven Square terminus. Heniarth railway station is situated 1½ miles south of Mathrafal.
Ysgol Meifod
School
Meifod, formerly also written Meivod, is a small village, community and electoral ward seven miles north-west of Welshpool in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, on the A495 road and located in the valley of the River Vyrnwy. Ysgol Meifod is situated 2 miles northeast of Mathrafal.
Cyfronydd Hall
House
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Cyfronydd Hall is a Welsh country house located on the A458 road between Welshpool and the hamlet of Cyfronydd, Llanfair Caereinion. It was built in about 1865 for the Pryce Jones family after an earlier hall on the site burned down. Cyfronydd Hall is situated 2 miles southeast of Mathrafal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llangynyw and Pontrobert.
Llangynyw
Hamlet
Photo: John Ingleby (painter), Public domain.
Llangynyw is a hamlet and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, mid Wales. It is located on a hill inside a bend in the River Banwy, approximately two miles north-east of Llanfair Caereinion.
Pontrobert
Village
Photo: John Phillips, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pontrobert is an ecclesiastical parish that was formed in September 1854. It comprises the townships of Teirtref and part of Nantymeichiaid in the parish Meifod, a portion of Cynhinfa which was in the parish of Llangynyw and portions of the townships of Fachwel, Llaethbwlch and Cadwnfa which were in the parish of Llanfihangel. Pontrobert is situated 2 miles northwest of Mathrafal.
Meifod
Village
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meifod, formerly also written Meivod, is a small village, community and electoral ward seven miles north-west of Welshpool in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, on the A495 road and located in the valley of the River Vyrnwy. Meifod is situated 2 miles northeast of Mathrafal.
Mathrafal
- Categories: archaeological site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llangyniew, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Mathrafal” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Mathrafal”
- Cebuano: “Mathrafal Castle”
- Japanese: “マスラヴァル”
- Swedish: “Mathrafal Castle”
- Welsh: “Castell Mathrafal”
- Welsh: “Mathrafal”
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Explore places such as Newbridge and Henllan.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mathrafal”. Photo: Welshficwitch, CC BY-SA 3.0.