- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 89 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport17 km
- BRS Bristol Airport39 km
About Twmpath Motte
Twmpath Motte is a historic site. Location: Rhiwbina, Cardiff.
Twmpath Castle, also known as Twmpath Motte (Welsh: Caer Cynwrig), is a medieval motte on the southern slope of Wenallt Hill near Rhiwbina in Cardiff, Wales, which is a scheduled monument.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Twmpath Motte
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Seth Whales · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Baitur Raheem Mosque HolyArtThou · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Caer Castell Seth Whales · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Morganstown Motte Seth Whales · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Morgraig Castle John Lord · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Twmpath Motte
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 126 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (126 mm)
- Driest month
- July (66 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 124 | 91 | 95 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 66 | 92 | 105 | 114 | 126 | 124 |
How to get to Twmpath Motte
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 17 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 6 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 17 kmsouthwest
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 39 kmsoutheast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 90 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 6 kmsoutheast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 17 kmeast
- Bristol Population: 479K 44 kmeast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 51 kmwest
- Bath Population: 101.6K 62 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Twmpath Motte
Within 100 km: 841 historic and cultural sites, 1,959 natural sites, 149 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km242 places
- Steep Holm Island 23 kmS
- Flat Holm Island 18 kmS
- Barry Island Island 16 kmS
- Sully Island Island 15 kmS
25–60 km864 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 38 kmS
- Knightstone Island 26 kmSE
- Denny Island Island 31 kmE
- Stert Island Island 36 kmSE
60–100 km1,843 places
- Saunton Sands Beach 85 kmSW
- Charmouth Beach Beach 92 kmS
- Putsborough Beach Beach 82 kmSW
- Worms Head Island 77 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ysgubor Wen Motte Historic site, Llanishen1.2 km E
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Morgraig Castle Historic site, Caerphilly2.3 km N
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Morganstown Motte Historic site, Radyr and Morganstown2.6 km W
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Woodhill Mountain, Tongwynlais0.8 km W
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Treoda Historic site, Whitchurch1.8 km S
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Caerphilly Castle Historic site, Caerphilly4.9 km N
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Baitur Raheem Mosque Attraction, Canton5.9 km S
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St Fagans Castle Historic site, St. Fagans6.1 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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Rhiwbina Town, Rhiwbina0.7 km SE
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Whitchurch Municipality, Cardiff1.9 km S
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Whitchurch Town, Whitchurch2.3 km S -
Llanishen Municipality, Cardiff2.4 km E
Sources & licences
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