Hewelsfield Motte
The Hewelsfield Motte is a roughly circular mound, in Hewelsfield, Gloucestershire, England. It is thought to be a castle motte dating from the period 1175-1200.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: scheduled monument in Gloucestershire, England
- Also known as: “Motte Castle 57m south-west of Church of St Mary Magdalene”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Mary Magdalen and Tintern Abbey.
Tintern Abbey
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Tintern Abbey is a ruined medieval abbey situated adjacent to the village of Tintern in Monmouthshire, on the Welsh bank of the River Wye, which at this location forms the border between Monmouthshire in Wales and Gloucestershire in England. Tintern Abbey is situated 2½ miles southwest of Hewelsfield Motte.
East Wood
Forest
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East Wood and is a 0.82-hectare nature reserve in Gloucestershire, England. The west site is 0.45-hectare. The east site is 0.37-hectare. It is part of a larger area of woodland called East Wood, which is adjacent to Oakhill Wood and Woolaston Wood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hewelsfield and St Briavels.
Hewelsfield
Village
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Hewelsfield is a village in Hewelsfield and Brockweir civil parish, in the Forest of Dean district of Gloucestershire, England. The village is located 6 miles south of Coleford and 5 miles north-east of Chepstow, close to the Wye valley and partly within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
St Briavels
Village
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St Briavels, is a medium-sized village and civil parish in the Royal Forest of Dean in west Gloucestershire, England; close to the England-Wales border, and 5 miles south of Coleford. St Briavels is situated 1½ miles north of Hewelsfield Motte.
Tidenham Chase
Village
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Tidenham Chase is a village, which is situated 2½ miles south of Hewelsfield Motte.
Hewelsfield Motte
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Brockweir, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hewelsfield Motte” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hewelsfield Motte”
- German: “Hewelsfield Motte”
- Swedish: “Hewelsfield Motte”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hewelsfield Common and Woolaston Woodside.
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