Motte house

Motte house is a residential area in Llanigon, Powys, Wales. Motte house is situated near Llanthomas Castle Mound, as well as near the military installation Bailey.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Llanthomas Castle Mound and Parish Church of St Eigon, Llanigon.

Llanthomas Castle Mound

Castle

Photo: LiamGM, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Llanthomas Castle Mound in Llanigon, Powys, was built by the Normans after the 1066 Norman Conquest of England, probably after the first or second Norman invasion of Wales, but before 1215.

Parish Church of St Eigon, Llanigon

Church

Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Parish Church of St Eigon, Llanigon is situated 2,000 feet southeast of Motte house.

Hay Castle

Castle

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hay Castle is a medieval fortification and 17th-century mansion house in the small town of Hay-on-Wye in Powys, Wales. Originally constructed as part of the Norman invasion of Wales, the castle was designed as a ringwork overlooking the town in either the late 11th or the early 12th centuries. Hay Castle is situated 1½ miles northeast of Motte house.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanigon and Llowes.

Llanigon

Village

Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llanigon is a village and community in Powys, Wales on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park, north of the Black Mountains, Wales. The community population was 478.

Llowes

Village

Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llowes is a small village in the community of Glasbury, Powys, Wales. The village has approximately 110 inhabitants. The nearest town is Hay-on-Wye, some 3 miles to the south-east.

Hay-on-Wye

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hay-on-Wye is a small town with a population of about 1,900 in Mid Wales, on the River Wye, very close to the English border and within the borders of Brecon Beacons National Park.

Motte house

Type: Residential area
Location: Llanigon, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.05609° or 52° 3′ 22″ north

Longitude

-3.15425° or 3° 9′ 15″ west

Open location code

9C4R3R4W+C7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1300564824

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Llanthomas Castle Mound and Bailey.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Llanthomas Gardens and Old Forge Garage.

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