Cae Burdydd Castle
Located in Vaynor, Merthyr Tydfil Coordinates: 51°46′56″ N 3°22′56″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 293 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport43 km
- BRS Bristol Airport64 km
About Cae Burdydd Castle
Cae Burdydd Castle is a historic site. Location: Vaynor, Merthyr Tydfil. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Morlais Castle and Madocs Castle.
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Cae Burdydd Castle
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Mynydd Llangynidr Alan Bowring · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Morlais Castle Gibbinskaren · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Cae Burdydd Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 160 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 162 | 115 | 122 | 88 | 84 | 87 | 80 | 107 | 122 | 142 | 160 | 164 |
How to get to Cae Burdydd Castle
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 43 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 43 kmsouth
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 64 kmsoutheast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 117 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 Cae Burdydd Castle
Within 100 km: 966 historic and cultural sites, 2,233 natural sites, 166 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km222 places
- Llangorse Lake Lake 18 kmNE
- Talybont Reservoir Lake 10 kmNE
- Pen y Fan Mountain 12 kmN
- Sugar Loaf Mountain 24 kmE
25–60 km1,254 places
- Steep Holm Island 53 kmS
- Flat Holm Island 48 kmS
- Barry Island Island 44 kmS
- Sully Island Island 45 kmS
60–100 km1,889 places
- Poppit Sands Beach 97 kmW
- Saunton Sands Beach 96 kmSW
- Putsborough Beach Beach 92 kmSW
- Kilve Beach Beach 67 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Morlais Castle Historic site, Pant0.7 km S
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Madocs Castle Historic site, Pant1.8 km E
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Morlais Hill Mountain, Pant0.8 km SE
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Cefn Cil-Sanws Mountain, Vaynor2.3 km W
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Garn Ddu Mountain, Vaynor3 km NW
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Mynydd Llangynidr Mountain, Llangynidr5.9 km NE
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Penmoelallt Mountain, Hirwaun4.4 km W
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Twyn y Waun Mountain, Town5.2 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
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Merthyr Tydfil City, Town3.8 km S -
Morlais Castle Village, Vaynor0.8 km S
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Trefechan Neighbourhood, Vaynor1.5 km SW
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Pont Sticill Village, Vaynor2.2 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources