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.
- Castle
- …lies at an elevation of around 320 feet (100 metres)
- …is also known as “Mathrafal Castle”
- Description: castle in Wales, United Kingdom
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Pentre Camp and Heniarth railway station.
Pentre Camp
Pentre Camp is an Iron Age hillfort, near the hamlet…
1¼ miles southwest of Mathrafal
Heniarth railway station
Railway station
Heniarth Halt railway station is an unstaffed halt…
1½ miles south of Mathrafal
Ysgol Meifod
School
Meifod, formerly also written Meivod, is a small…
2 miles northeast of Mathrafal
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llangynyw and Pontrobert.
Llangynyw
Llangynyw is a hamlet and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, mid Wales.
Pontrobert
Pontrobert is an ecclesiastical parish that was formed in September 1854.
2 miles northwest of Mathrafal
Mathrafal
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Latitude
52.68783° or 52° 41′ 16″ north
Longitude
-3.28602° or 3° 17′ 10″ west
Open location code
9C4RMPQ7+4H
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Mathrafal” goes by many names.
MathrafalBreton
Mathrafal CastleCebuano
マスラヴァルJapanese
Mathrafal CastleSwedish
Castell MathrafalWelsh
MathrafalWelsh
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