Bleddfa Castle
Located in Llangunllo, Powys Coordinates: 52°18′27″ N 3°09′43″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 244 m
- above sea level
About Bleddfa Castle
Bleddfa Castle is a historic site. Location: Llangunllo, Powys.
Bleddfa Castle (sometimes referred to as Bledeach or Bledvach Castle) was a motte and bailey structure near Llangunllo in modern-day Powys, Wales. It is believed to have been built before 1195 and abandoned by 1304. What remains today is described as a "mutilated oval mound" of 46 by 36 metres (151 ft × 118 ft), containing some traces of masonry. It is surrounded by a rectangular bailey measuring 100 by 60 metres (330 ft × 200 ft), with a hedge on its northern border.
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At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- 72 sights and natural places within 10 km Glog Hill, Pen-y-clawdd Hill
Airports nearest to Bleddfa Castle
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 98 km
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 102 km
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 107 km
Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Glog Hill Mountain, Llangunllo1.6 km NE
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Pen-y-clawdd Hill Mountain, Llangunllo2.2 km NW
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Bailey Farm Historic site, Llangunllo3.6 km N
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Twiscob Moat Historic site, Whitton3.4 km SE
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Fishpools Hill Mountain, Llanfihangel Rhydithon2.2 km W
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Graig Hill Mountain, Llanfihangel Rhydithon2.7 km SW
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Castell Foel Allt Historic site, Whitton5 km E
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Pen Fraichwen Mountain, Llanfihangel Rhydithon2.9 km W
Nearest towns and villages
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Bleddfa Village, Llangunllo0.2 km W
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Llanfihangel Rhydithon Municipality, Powys4.9 km W
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Llangunllo Village, Llangunllo3 km N
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Cascob Village, Whitton3.7 km SE
Sources & licences
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