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Historic site

Tomen y Maerdy Motte

Located in Llangedwyn, Powys Coordinates: 52°48′23″ N 3°15′51″ W

Map showing the location of Tomen y Maerdy Motte Tomen y Maerdy Motte
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant
3.3 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
150 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport65 km
MAN Manchester Airport89 km

About Tomen y Maerdy Motte

Tomen y Maerdy Motte is a historic site. Location: Llangedwyn, Powys. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Allt Tair Ffynnon and Tomen Cefn Glaniwrch.

At a glance

Heritage designation
scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Tomen y Maerdy Motte

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 107 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (108 mm)
Driest month
July (60 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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Climate of Tomen y Maerdy Motte
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°18°20°19°17°13°9°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)102748366616960788695107108

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Tomen y Maerdy Motte

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 65 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 57 km to the east.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 65 kmnortheast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 89 kmnortheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 110 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 57 kmeast
  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 67 kmnorth
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 70 kmnorth
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 73 kmeast
  • Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 76 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Tomen y Maerdy Motte

Within 100 km: 779 historic and cultural sites, 2,423 natural sites, 195 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km381 places

  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 16 kmW
  • Foel Mountain 20 kmSW
  • Berwyn Mountain 11 kmNW
  • Moel y Gamelin Mountain 23 kmN

25–60 km1,444 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 60 kmN
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 60 kmW
  • Ynys Gifftan Island 56 kmW
  • Cei Ballast Island 60 kmW

60–100 km1,572 places

  • Anglesey Island 89 kmNW
  • Whistling Sands Beach 98 kmW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 95 kmW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 93 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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