White Castle
Located in Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire Coordinates: 51°50′46″ N 2°54′06″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 157 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BRS Bristol Airport53 km
- CWL Cardiff International Airport59 km
About White Castle
White Castle is a historic site. Location: Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire.
White Castle (Welsh: Castell Gwyn), also known historically as Llantilio Castle, is a ruined castle near the village of Llantilio Crossenny in Monmouthshire, Wales. The fortification was established by the Normans in the wake of the invasion of England in 1066, to protect the route from Wales to Hereford. Possibly commissioned by William fitz Osbern, the Earl of Hereford, it comprised three large earthworks with timber defences.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1130
- Heritage designation
- Grade I listed building, scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales
- Official website
- cadw.gov.wales
Source: Wikidata
Photos of White Castle
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Skirrid Fawr Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Penrhos Castle Jeremy Bolwell · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of White Castle
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 1°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 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 White Castle
The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 53 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 30 km to the south.
Airports
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 53 kmsouth
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 59 kmsouthwest
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 104 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Newport Population: 161.5K 30 kmsouth
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 45 kmsouthwest
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 45 kmeast
- Bristol Population: 479K 48 kmsoutheast
- Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 57 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from White Castle
Within 100 km: 988 historic and cultural sites, 2,126 natural sites, 130 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km273 places
- Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 18 kmS
- Sugar Loaf Mountain 11 kmW
- Pen y Gader-fawr Mountain 19 kmNW
- Hay Bluff Mountain 24 kmNW
25–60 km1,133 places
- Steep Holm Island 58 kmS
- Flat Holm Island 54 kmS
- Barry Island Island 56 kmSW
- Sully Island Island 54 kmS
60–100 km1,838 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 76 kmS
- Glover's Island Island 71 kmNE
- Ynys Isaf Island 91 kmW
- Stert Island Island 69 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pentre-wylan Mountain, Llantilio Crossenny2.5 km S
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Penrhos Castle Historic site, Llantilio Crossenny4.6 km SE
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Skirrid Fawr Mountain, Llantilio Pertholey4.5 km W
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Pen-twyn Mountain, Llantilio Crossenny4.1 km SE
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Hendre Hafaidd Ringwork Historic site, Llanover5.4 km SW
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Skenfrith Castle Historic site, Llangattock-Vibon-Avel8.5 km NE -
Abergavenny Castle Historic site, Abergavenny8.5 km W -
Pen y Clawdd Castle Historic site, Crucorney7.7 km NW
Nearest towns and villages
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Caggle Street Village, Grosmont1.4 km NW
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Llanvetherine Village, Grosmont1.8 km W
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Llantilio Crossenny Village, Llantilio Crossenny2.7 km SE
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Bont Village, Llantilio Crossenny2.7 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources