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Historic site

Crogen Motte

Located in Llandderfel, Gwynedd Coordinates: 52°55′16″ N 3°28′48″ W

Map showing the location of Crogen Motte Crogen Motte
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Llandderfel
2.4 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
156 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport62 km
MAN Manchester Airport93 km

About Crogen Motte

Crogen Motte is a historic site. Location: Llandderfel, Gwynedd. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Cefn Coch and Mynydd Mynyllod.

At a glance

Heritage designation
National Monument of Wales

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Crogen Motte

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 153 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (153 mm)
Driest month
May (80 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
Climate of Crogen Motte
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°18°20°19°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)14210512088808983103116133153151

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Crogen Motte

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 62 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 61 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 62 kmnortheast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 93 kmnortheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 128 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 61 kmnortheast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 64 kmnortheast
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 75 kmeast
  • St Helens Population: 183.2K 77 kmnortheast
  • Warrington Population: 172.3K 80 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Crogen Motte

Within 100 km: 663 historic and cultural sites, 2,187 natural sites, 188 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km378 places

  • Ynys Goediog Island 17 kmW
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 14 kmS
  • Llyn Brân Lake 22 kmN
  • Bala Lake Lake 11 kmW

25–60 km1,366 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 52 kmNE
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 44 kmW
  • Puffin Island Island 57 kmNW
  • Hilbre Island Island 54 kmN

60–100 km1,294 places

  • Anglesey Island 70 kmNW
  • Whistling Sands Beach 84 kmW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 80 kmW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 78 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Llandderfel Village, Llandderfel
    2.4 km W
  • Pale Village, Llandderfel
    2.5 km SW
  • Bethel Village, Llandderfel
    3.3 km NW
  • Llandrillo Municipality, Denbighshire
    2.9 km E

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources