Bryn Derwen Motte
Bryn Derwen Motte is a castle in Llandyssil, Powys, Wales. Bryn Derwen Motte is situated nearby to Brynderwen Warehouse, as well as near the village Abermule.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: scheduled monument in Wales
- Also known as: “Bryn Derwen Motte, Llandyssil” and “Bryn-Derwen Mound and Bailey Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brynderwen Warehouse and Dolforwyn Castle.
Brynderwen Warehouse
House
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Brynderwen Warehouse is situated 800 feet north of Bryn Derwen Motte.
Dolforwyn Castle
Castle
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Dolforwyn Castle is a Welsh medieval castle above the village of Abermule, Powys. The fortification was established by Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Gwynedd in the late 13th century. Dolforwyn Castle is situated 3,900 feet west of Bryn Derwen Motte.
Yew tree cottage
House
Situated under the ramparts of Dolforwyn Castle, near Abermule in the Welsh county of Powys in the United Kingdom, Yew tree cottage is a part 17th century timber-framed structure which once belonged to the celebrated antiquarian John Davies Knatchbull Lloyd. Yew tree cottage is situated 3,700 feet west of Bryn Derwen Motte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abermule and Llanmerewig.
Abermule
Village
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abermule is a village lying on the River Severn 6 km northeast of Newtown in Powys, mid Wales. The A483 Swansea to Chester trunk road, the Cambrian Line railway, connecting Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury, and the Montgomery Canal, close to the river, all pass through Abermule.
Llanmerewig
Hamlet
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Llanmerewig is a historic parish in Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Montgomeryshire, and is situated between Newtown and Welshpool. The church and small village stand on high ground, which overlooks the river Severn, and is close to Abermule; part of which lies within the parish. Llanmerewig is situated 1½ miles south of Bryn Derwen Motte.
Llandyssil
Village
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Llandyssil is a village in the community of Abermule with Llandyssil, in Powys, Wales, in the traditional county of Montgomeryshire. It is about two miles from the town of Montgomery. Llandyssil is situated 2 miles east of Bryn Derwen Motte.
Bryn Derwen Motte
- Categories: motte, motte-and-bailey castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llandyssil, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Bryn Derwen Motte” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bryn Derwen Motte”
- Swedish: “Bryn Derwen Motte”
- Welsh: “Bryn-Derwen Mound and Bailey Castle”
- Welsh: “Tomen Bryn Derwen”
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