Snodhill Castle

Snodhill Castle is a ruins in Peterchurch, Herefordshire, England. Snodhill Castle is situated nearby to the forest Ywen Wood, as well as near the village Dorstone.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Faith and Arthur’s Stone.

Church of St Faith

Church

Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Faith is situated 1 mile northwest of Snodhill Castle.

Arthur’s Stone

Archaeological site

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Arthur's Stone is a Neolithic chambered tomb, or dolmen, in Herefordshire, England. It is situated on the ridge line of a hill overlooking both the Golden Valley, Herefordshire and the Wye Valley. The tomb dates from 3700 BC – 2700 BC. Arthur’s Stone is situated 1½ miles north of Snodhill Castle.

Urishay Castle

Ruins

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Urishay constitutes the remains of a castle, 16th century chapel and 17th century house located about 2.5 km west of Peterchurch in Herefordshire, England. Urishay Castle is situated 1½ miles south of Snodhill Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dorstone and Peterchurch.

Dorstone

Village

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dorstone is a village and civil parish within the Golden Valley, Herefordshire, England. There is a church and public house with restaurant. The Golden Valley area offers hillwalking and horseback riding countryside and is noted for its scenery.

Peterchurch

Village

Photo: Simon Vaughan Winter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Peterchurch is a village and civil parish in the Golden Valley, Herefordshire, England. The countryside features extensive views of the Black Mountains but the village itself is architecturally undistinguished. Peterchurch is situated 2 miles southeast of Snodhill Castle.

Blakemere

Village

Blakemere is a parish and a hamlet in Herefordshire, England. The parish is 10 miles west of Hereford, on the road to Hay-on-Wye. Blakemere is situated 2½ miles east of Snodhill Castle.

Snodhill Castle

Type: Ruins
Inscription: “Norman Castle built between 1067 and 1071, one of the earliest masonry Castles in Britain. Unique 13 sided Keep on top of the Motte and one of the few Castles with two Keeps there being a second ‘North Keep’ tower in the main Bailey that was independently”
Category: historic site
Location: Peterchurch, Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.0576° or 52° 3′ 27″ north

Longitude

-2.98946° or 2° 59′ 22″ west

Open location code

9C4V3256+26

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6463798292

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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