Pont Mathrafal Mound

Pont Mathrafal Mound is a castle in Llangyniew, Powys, Wales. Pont Mathrafal Mound is situated nearby to the hamlet Llangynyw, as well as near the village Pontrobert.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pentre Camp and Heniarth railway station.

Pentre Camp

Archaeological site

Photo: Martin Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pentre Camp is an Iron Age hillfort, near the hamlet of Llangynyw and about 2.5 miles north-east of Llanfair Caereinion, in Powys, Wales. It is a scheduled monument. Pentre Camp is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Pont Mathrafal Mound.

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 2 miles south of Pont Mathrafal Mound.

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 Pont Mathrafal Mound.

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 1½ miles northwest of Pont Mathrafal Mound.

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 Pont Mathrafal Mound.

Pont Mathrafal Mound

Type: Castle
Description: castle in the UK
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Llangyniew, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.69255° or 52° 41′ 33″ north

Longitude

-3.2903° or 3° 17′ 25″ west

Elevation

302 feet (92 metres)

Open location code

9C4RMPV5+2V

GeoNames ID

6287787

Wikidata ID

Q24661433

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Pont Mathrafal Mound” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Pont Mathrafal Mound”
Swedish: “Pont Mathrafal Mound”
Welsh: “Tomen Pont Mathrafal”

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