Great Hunthouse Mound
Located in Longtown, Herefordshire Coordinates: 51°55′46″ N 2°57′25″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 208 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BRS Bristol Airport63 km
- CWL Cardiff International Airport65 km
About Great Hunthouse Mound
Great Hunthouse Mound is a historic site. Location: Longtown, Herefordshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Mound South West of Walterstone and Walterstone Motte.
Photos of Great Hunthouse Mound
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Ewyas Harold Castle Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Longtown Castle George Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Great Hunthouse Mound
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 91 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (102 mm)
- Driest month
- July (47 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 102 | 72 | 75 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 47 | 71 | 80 | 85 | 91 | 101 |
How to get to Great Hunthouse Mound
The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 63 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 38 km to the south.
Airports
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 63 kmsouth
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 65 kmsouthwest
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 101 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Newport Population: 161.5K 38 kmsouth
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 50 kmeast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 52 kmsouth
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 58 kmnortheast
- Bristol Population: 479K 58 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Great Hunthouse Mound
Within 100 km: 1,029 historic and cultural sites, 2,254 natural sites, 144 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km274 places
- Llangorse Lake Lake 21 kmW
- Sugar Loaf Mountain 10 kmSW
- Pen y Gader-fawr Mountain 11 kmW
- Hay Bluff Mountain 14 kmNW
25–60 km1,240 places
- Alney Island Island 49 kmE
- Denny Island Island 47 kmS
- The Island Island 41 kmNE
- Bevere Island Island 60 kmNE
60–100 km1,913 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 84 kmS
- Steep Holm Island 66 kmS
- Flat Holm Island 62 kmS
- Barry Island Island 63 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mound South West of Walterstone Historic site, Walterstone1.4 km S
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Walterstone Motte Historic site, Walterstone1.2 km S
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Llancillo Castle Historic site, Llancillo2.5 km E
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Walterstone Common Mountain, Walterstone1.2 km SE
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Goytre Wood Motte Historic site, Crucorney3 km S
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Longtown Castle Historic site, Longtown3.8 km NW
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Oldcastle Historic site, Crucorney2.4 km SW
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Ponthendre Historic site, Longtown2.7 km NW
Nearest towns and villages
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Longtown Village, Longtown2.9 km NW
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Crossway Village, Walterstone0.4 km S
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Walterstone Village, Walterstone1.2 km S
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Walterstone Municipality, Herefordshire1.3 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources