Castell y Blaidd
Located in Llanbadarn Fynydd, Powys Coordinates: 52°24′33″ N 3°17′17″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 435 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BHX Birmingham Airport105 km
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport107 km
About Castell y Blaidd
Castell y Blaidd is a historic site. Location: Llanbadarn Fynydd, Powys. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (105 km). Nearby sights include Bryngydfa and Ty'n-y-ddol Hill.
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Castell y Blaidd
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 150 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- December (163 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | -1° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 160 | 113 | 122 | 87 | 78 | 86 | 75 | 99 | 112 | 132 | 150 | 163 |
How to get to Castell y Blaidd
The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 105 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 64 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 105 kmeast
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 107 kmnorth
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 113 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Telford Population: 155.6K 64 kmnortheast
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 77 kmeast
- Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 82 kmeast
- Dudley Population: 199.1K 83 kmeast
- West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 89 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Castell y Blaidd
Within 100 km: 963 historic and cultural sites, 2,805 natural sites, 183 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km438 places
- Dinas Mountain 24 kmW
- Rhydd Hywel Mountain 10 kmW
- Beacon Hill Mountain 6 kmSE
- Great Rhos Mountain 17 kmS
25–60 km1,574 places
- The Island Island 42 kmSE
- Lake Vyrnwy Lake 46 kmN
- Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 25 kmSW
- Llangorse Lake Lake 53 kmS
60–100 km1,939 places
- Mwnt beach Beach 97 kmW
- Tresaith Beach Beach 89 kmW
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 85 kmW
- Ynys Tywyn Island 81 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bryngydfa Mountain, Beguildy1 km NE
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Ty'n-y-ddol Hill Mountain, Beguildy1.9 km SE
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Ford Motte Historic site, Beguildy3.2 km N
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Bryn Mawr Mountain, Beguildy2.1 km N
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Warren Hill Mountain, Beguildy2.8 km SE
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Gors Lydan Mountain, Llanbister2.9 km S
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Crugyn Tump Historic site, Beguildy4.6 km E
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Coety Bank Mountain, Beguildy3.5 km E
Nearest towns and villages
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Llanbadarn-fynydd Village, Llanbister3.5 km SW
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Felindre Village, Beguildy3.8 km E
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Moelfre City Village, Llanbister4.4 km S
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Crug-y-byddar Village, Beguildy4.5 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources