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Historic site

Sycharth Castle

Located in Llansilin, Powys Coordinates: 52°49′28″ N 3°10′51″ W

Sycharth Castle
Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Priddbwll
1.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
143 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport61 km
MAN Manchester Airport84 km

About Sycharth Castle

Sycharth Castle is a historic site. Location: Llansilin, Powys.

From Wikipedia

Sycharth was a motte and bailey castle near Llansilin, Powys, Wales. Until 1996 Sycharth was in the historic county of Denbighshire, but was then transferred to the Shire area of Montgomeryshire within Powys. Sycharth was the birthplace of Owain Glyndŵr.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Heritage designation
scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Sycharth Castle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · 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 Sycharth Castle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°18°20°20°17°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)102748366616960788695107108

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Sycharth Castle

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 61 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 52 km to the east.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 61 kmnorth
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 84 kmnortheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 105 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 52 kmeast
  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 64 kmnorth
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 67 kmeast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 67 kmnorth
  • Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 70 kmeast

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

Day trips from Sycharth Castle

Within 100 km: 792 historic and cultural sites, 2,425 natural sites, 194 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km342 places

  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 22 kmW
  • Newton Mere Lake 24 kmE
  • Crose Mere Lake 23 kmE
  • Sweat Mere Lake 24 kmE

25–60 km1,384 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 57 kmN
  • Ynys Goediog Island 39 kmW
  • Duckbay Island Island 43 kmNE
  • Llyn Conwy Lake 48 kmNW

60–100 km1,685 places

  • Anglesey Island 93 kmNW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 98 kmW
  • Traeth Lligwy Beach 94 kmNW
  • Formby Beach Beach 83 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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