Upper Pen y Clawdd Ringwork
Located in Raglan, Monmouthshire Coordinates: 51°45′42″ N 2°47′17″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 132 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BRS Bristol Airport43 km
- CWL Cardiff International Airport56 km
About Upper Pen y Clawdd Ringwork
Upper Pen y Clawdd Ringwork is a historic site. Location: Raglan, Monmouthshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Tre Castle and Pen-y-clawdd.
Photos of Upper Pen y Clawdd Ringwork
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Penrhos Castle Jeremy Bolwell · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Monmouth Castle Pauline Eccles · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Upper Pen y Clawdd Ringwork
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 87 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (94 mm)
- Driest month
- July (45 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 93 | 65 | 70 | 59 | 62 | 60 | 45 | 71 | 79 | 80 | 87 | 94 |
How to get to Upper Pen y Clawdd Ringwork
The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 43 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 24 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 43 kmsouth
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 56 kmsouthwest
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 105 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Newport Population: 161.5K 24 kmsouthwest
- Bristol Population: 479K 37 kmsouth
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 39 kmeast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 41 kmsouthwest
- Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 51 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Upper Pen y Clawdd Ringwork
Within 100 km: 932 historic and cultural sites, 1,980 natural sites, 129 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km268 places
- Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 15 kmSW
- Alway Mountain 22 kmSW
- Sugar Loaf Mountain 22 kmNW
- Ysgyryd Fawr Mountain 17 kmNW
25–60 km970 places
- Steep Holm Island 52 kmSW
- Flat Holm Island 49 kmSW
- Barry Island Island 53 kmSW
- Sully Island Island 50 kmSW
60–100 km1,803 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 70 kmSW
- Bathing Island Island 99 kmS
- Fish's Island Island 99 kmS
- Glover's Island Island 68 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Tre Castle Historic site, Raglan0.6 km SW
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Pen-y-clawdd Mountain, Raglan0.5 km NW
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Coed y Fedw Tump Historic site, Mitchel Troy1.9 km NW
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Dingestow Castle Historic site, Mitchel Troy3.1 km N
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Mill Wood Motte Historic site, Mitchel Troy3.1 km N
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Treowen Ringwork Historic site, Mitchel Troy3.7 km N
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Kingcoed Hill Mountain, Raglan3.3 km SW
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Raglan Castle Historic site, Raglan4.4 km W
Nearest towns and villages
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Pen y Clawdd Village, Raglan1 km NW
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Llangovan Village, Raglan1.7 km S
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Raglan Village, Raglan4.5 km W
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Cwmcarvan Village, Mitchel Troy2 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources