Garn y Castell Motte
Garn y Castell Motte is a castle in Talgarth, Powys, Wales. Garn y Castell Motte is situated nearby to the peak Mynydd Troed, as well as near the hamlet Pengenffordd.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mynydd Troed and Castell Dinas.
Mynydd Troed
Peak
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mynydd Troed is a hill in the Black Mountains of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, south Wales. Its name literally translates to "Foot Mountain," based how it appears when viewed from the Allt Mawr ridge.
Castell Dinas
Peak
Photo: Jasperfforde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castell Dinas is a hillfort and castle in southern Powys, Wales. At 450 m it has the highest castle in England and Wales. It is positioned to defend the Rhiangoll pass between Talgarth and Crickhowell.
Mynydd Llangorse
Peak
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mynydd Llangorse is a mountain on the western edge of the Black Mountains in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, south Wales. It lies two miles east of Llangors and its lake and 5 miles south of Talgarth. Mynydd Llangorse is situated 2 miles south of Garn y Castell Motte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pengenffordd and Trefeca.
Pengenffordd
Hamlet
Pengenffordd is a hamlet located in the community of Talgarth, in the Brecknockshire area of south Powys. It is 33 miles from Cardiff and 135 miles from London.
Trefeca
Hamlet
Photo: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trefeca, located between Talgarth and Llangorse Lake in what is now south Powys in Wales, was the birthplace and home of the 18th-century Methodist leader Howell Harris. Trefeca is situated 2 miles northwest of Garn y Castell Motte.
Llangors
Village
Photo: Simon Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llangors is a small village, community and electoral ward in southern Powys, in the historic county of Brecknockshire, within the Brecon Beacons National Park. Llangors is situated 2 miles southwest of Garn y Castell Motte.
Garn y Castell Motte
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in the UK
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Talgarth, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Garn y Castell Motte” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Garn y Castell Motte”
- Swedish: “Garn y Castell Motte”
- Welsh: “mwnt Garn y Castell”
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