Longtown Castle
Located in Longtown, Herefordshire Coordinates: 51°57′24″ N 2°59′23″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 185 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BRS Bristol Airport67 km
- CWL Cardiff International Airport67 km
About Longtown Castle
Longtown Castle is a historic site. Location: Longtown, Herefordshire.
Longtown Castle, also termed Ewias Lacey Castle in early accounts, is a ruined Norman motte-and-bailey fortification in Longtown, Herefordshire. It was established in the 11th century by Walter de Lacy, reusing former Roman earthworks. The castle was then rebuilt in stone by Gilbert de Lacy after 1148, who also established the adjacent town to help pay for the work. By the 14th century, Longtown Castle had fallen into decline.
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At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument
- Official website
- english-heritage.org.uk
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Longtown Castle
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Climate of Longtown Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · 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° | 10° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 102 | 72 | 75 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 47 | 71 | 80 | 85 | 91 | 101 |
How to get to Longtown Castle
The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 67 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 41 km to the south.
Airports
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 67 kmsouth
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 67 kmsouth
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 101 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Newport Population: 161.5K 41 kmsouth
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 52 kmeast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 55 kmsouth
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 59 kmnortheast
- Bristol Population: 479K 62 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Longtown Castle
Within 100 km: 1,037 historic and cultural sites, 2,299 natural sites, 147 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km275 places
- Llangorse Lake Lake 19 kmW
- Talybont Reservoir Lake 24 kmSW
- Sugar Loaf Mountain 11 kmSW
- Pen y Gader-fawr Mountain 9 kmW
25–60 km1,274 places
- Alney Island Island 51 kmE
- Denny Island Island 50 kmS
- The Island Island 39 kmNE
- Bevere Island Island 60 kmNE
60–100 km1,934 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 87 kmS
- Steep Holm Island 69 kmS
- Flat Holm Island 65 kmS
- Barry Island Island 66 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ponthendre Historic site, Longtown1.1 km SE
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Mynydd Ferddin Mountain, Longtown2.4 km E
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Great Hunthouse Mound Historic site, Longtown3.8 km SE
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Castle Bach Historic site, Longtown4.1 km E
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Mound South West of Walterstone Historic site, Walterstone4.7 km SE
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Ewyas Harold Castle Historic site, Ewyas Harold6.4 km E -
Walterstone Motte Historic site, Walterstone4.6 km SE
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Oldcastle Historic site, Crucorney4.6 km S
Nearest towns and villages
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Longtown Village, Longtown0.9 km SE
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Pen-pwll-sond Village, Longtown0.9 km NW
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Clodock Village, Longtown1.9 km S
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Llanveynoe Village, Llanveynoe1.3 km NW
Sources & licences
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