- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 131 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BRS Bristol Airport59 km
- CWL Cardiff International Airport61 km
About The Moat
The Moat is a historic site. Location: Crucorney, Monmouthshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Pen Llwygy and Pen y Clawdd Castle.
Photos of The Moat
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Skirrid Fawr Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Longtown Castle George Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of The Moat
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 91 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (102 mm)
- Driest month
- July (47 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) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 102 | 72 | 75 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 47 | 71 | 80 | 85 | 91 | 101 |
How to get to The Moat
The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 59 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 34 km to the south.
Airports
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 59 kmsouth
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 61 kmsouthwest
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 105 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Newport Population: 161.5K 34 kmsouth
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 48 kmsouth
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 50 kmeast
- Bristol Population: 479K 55 kmsoutheast
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 62 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Moat
Within 100 km: 1,019 historic and cultural sites, 2,233 natural sites, 144 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km292 places
- Llangorse Lake Lake 20 kmW
- Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 22 kmS
- Talybont Reservoir Lake 23 kmW
- Sugar Loaf Mountain 7 kmSW
25–60 km1,215 places
- Flat Holm Island 58 kmS
- Barry Island Island 59 kmS
- Sully Island Island 57 kmS
- Alney Island Island 50 kmE
60–100 km1,889 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 80 kmS
- Steep Holm Island 62 kmS
- Glover's Island Island 74 kmE
- Ynys Isaf Island 86 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pen Llwygy Mountain, Crucorney1 km W
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Pen y Clawdd Castle Historic site, Crucorney2.7 km SW
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Goytre Wood Motte Historic site, Crucorney2.8 km NE
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Mound South West of Walterstone Historic site, Walterstone3.2 km N
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Oldcastle Historic site, Crucorney2.8 km N
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Walterstone Motte Historic site, Walterstone3.3 km N
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Great Hunthouse Mound Historic site, Longtown4.5 km N
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Bryn Arw Mountain, Crucorney3.1 km W
Nearest towns and villages
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Werngifford Village, Crucorney0.6 km SE
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Llanvihangel Crucorney Village, Crucorney1 km SW
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Llanteems Village, Crucorney1 km S
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Pandy Village, Crucorney1.2 km NE
Sources & licences
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