Llanfair Discoed Castle
Located in Caerwent, Monmouthshire Coordinates: 51°37′40″ N 2°48′08″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 62 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BRS Bristol Airport28 km
- CWL Cardiff International Airport46 km
About Llanfair Discoed Castle
Llanfair Discoed Castle is a historic site. Location: Caerwent, Monmouthshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Llanvaches Castle and Llanmelin Wood Lesser Enclosure.
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Llanfair Discoed Castle
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Chepstow Park Wood Earthwork Gill Stott · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Pencoed Castle Ben Salter from Wales · CC BY 2.0 -
Cas Troggy Castle Simon Leatherdale · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Penhow Castle Brassknocker · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Dinham Castle Jeremy Bolwell · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Llanfair Discoed Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 88 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (93 mm)
- Driest month
- July (46 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° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 93 | 63 | 71 | 56 | 60 | 62 | 46 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 88 | 92 |
How to get to Llanfair Discoed Castle
The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 28 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 14 km to the west.
Airports
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 28 kmsouth
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 46 kmsouthwest
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 108 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Newport Population: 161.5K 14 kmwest
- Bristol Population: 479K 24 kmsoutheast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 31 kmsouthwest
- Bath Population: 101.6K 42 kmsoutheast
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 47 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Llanfair Discoed Castle
Within 100 km: 872 historic and cultural sites, 1,837 natural sites, 133 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km238 places
- Denny Island Island 11 kmS
- Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 14 kmNW
- Alway Mountain 11 kmSW
- Tickenham Hill Mountain 20 kmS
25–60 km872 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 57 kmSW
- Steep Holm Island 39 kmSW
- Flat Holm Island 36 kmSW
- Barry Island Island 42 kmSW
60–100 km1,732 places
- Charmouth Beach Beach 100 kmS
- Harnham Water Meadows Island 93 kmSE
- Bathing Island Island 85 kmSE
- Fish's Island Island 86 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Llanvaches Castle Historic site, Llanvaches1.3 km W
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Llanmelin Wood Lesser Enclosure Historic site, Shirenewton1.8 km E
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Penhow Castle Historic site, Penhow2.7 km SW
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Gray Hill Mountain, Caerwent1.6 km NW
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Dinham Castle Historic site, Caerwent3.5 km E
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Caerwent Motte Historic site, Caerwent3.3 km SE
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Castell Prin Historic site, Penhow3.6 km W
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Cas Troggy Castle Historic site, Shirenewton4.1 km NW
Nearest towns and villages
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Llanvair Discoed Village, Caerwent0.3 km SE
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Caerwent Village, Caerwent3 km SE
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Five Lanes Village, Caerwent2 km S
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Carrow Hill Village, Caerwent2.2 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources