- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 134 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport80 km
- BRS Bristol Airport93 km
About Aberedw Castle
Aberedw Castle is a historic site. Location: Aberedw, Powys.
The remains of Aberedw Castle, also known as 'Castle in Elfael Uwch Mynydd', are located at the small village of Aberedw in the county of Powys, Mid-Wales. It was built in the late twelfth century and probably replaced the motte and bailey castle a few hundred metres away.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1093
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Aberedw Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 159 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (171 mm)
- Driest month
- July (75 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° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 170 | 117 | 125 | 88 | 78 | 84 | 75 | 102 | 117 | 140 | 159 | 171 |
How to get to Aberedw Castle
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 80 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 64 km to the south.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 80 kmsouth
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 93 kmsoutheast
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 116 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Newport Population: 161.5K 64 kmsouth
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 69 kmsouthwest
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 72 kmsouth
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 78 kmeast
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 81 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Aberedw Castle
Within 100 km: 1,014 historic and cultural sites, 2,542 natural sites, 175 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km383 places
- Llangorse Lake Lake 22 kmS
- Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 24 kmNW
- Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 21 kmNW
- Caban-côch Reservoir Lake 22 kmNW
25–60 km1,470 places
- The Island Island 46 kmE
- Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 27 kmNW
- Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 29 kmNW
- Claerwen Reservoir Lake 29 kmNW
60–100 km1,878 places
- Poppit Sands Beach 92 kmW
- Mwnt beach Beach 88 kmW
- Tresaith Beach Beach 80 kmW
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 77 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Aberedw Motte Historic site, Aberedw0.3 km SE
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River Edw River, Wales0.1 km SE
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Builth Wells Castle Historic site, Builth4.9 km NW -
Crickadarn Ringwork Historic site, Erwood5.4 km S
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Banc y Celyn Mountain, Duhonw3 km W
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Llandelio Graben Motte Historic site, Painscastle5.5 km SE
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Caer Beris Motte Historic site, Cilmery5.7 km NW
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Twyn y Garth Historic site, Painscastle4.8 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
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Aberedw Village, Aberedw0.5 km E
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Alltmawr Village, Erwood0.6 km SW
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Builth Wells Village, Builth5.2 km NW
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Llanbadarn-y-garreg Village, Aberedw3.8 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources