- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 366 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport42 km
- BRS Bristol Airport64 km
About Morlais Castle
Morlais Castle is a historic site. Location: Pant, Merthyr Tydfil.
Morlais Castle is a 13th-century castle located above the Taff Gorge near the town of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 13th century
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Morlais Castle
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Mynydd Llangynidr Alan Bowring · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Morlais Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 160 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- December (164 mm)
- Driest month
- July (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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 19° | 18° | 16° | 12° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 162 | 115 | 122 | 88 | 84 | 87 | 80 | 107 | 122 | 142 | 160 | 164 |
How to get to Morlais Castle
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 42 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 34 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 42 kmsouth
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 64 kmsoutheast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 116 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Newport Population: 161.5K 34 kmsoutheast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 36 kmsoutheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 43 kmsouthwest
- Bristol Population: 479K 65 kmsoutheast
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 79 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Morlais Castle
Within 100 km: 962 historic and cultural sites, 2,230 natural sites, 166 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km223 places
- Llangorse Lake Lake 19 kmNE
- Talybont Reservoir Lake 11 kmNE
- Pen y Fan Mountain 13 kmN
- Sugar Loaf Mountain 24 kmNE
25–60 km1,237 places
- Steep Holm Island 52 kmS
- Flat Holm Island 48 kmS
- Barry Island Island 43 kmS
- Sully Island Island 44 kmS
60–100 km1,898 places
- Poppit Sands Beach 98 kmNW
- Saunton Sands Beach 95 kmSW
- Putsborough Beach Beach 91 kmSW
- Kilve Beach Beach 66 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cae Burdydd Castle Historic site, Vaynor0.7 km N
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Morlais Hill Mountain, Pant0.2 km E
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Madocs Castle Historic site, Pant1.5 km E
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Cefn Cil-Sanws Mountain, Vaynor2.6 km W
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Garn Ddu Mountain, Vaynor3.6 km NW
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Mynydd Llangynidr Mountain, Llangynidr6.2 km NE
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Twyn y Waun Mountain, Town4.7 km SE
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Penmoelallt Mountain, Hirwaun4.5 km W
Nearest towns and villages
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Merthyr Tydfil City, Town3.2 km S -
Morlais Castle Village, Vaynor0.3 km SW
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Pant Neighbourhood, Pant1.6 km E
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Pen-y-wern Neighbourhood, Pant1.8 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources