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Historic site

Dol y Canney Mound

Located in Painscastle, Powys Coordinates: 52°08′06″ N 3°09′58″ W

Map showing the location of Dol y Canney Mound Dol y Canney Mound
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Dol-y-cannau
0.1 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
271 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport83 km
BRS Bristol Airport89 km

About Dol y Canney Mound

Dol y Canney Mound is a historic site. Location: Painscastle, Powys. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Dolbedwin Motte and Newchurch Hill.

Climate of Dol y Canney Mound

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 115 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (128 mm)
Driest month
July (58 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 Dol y Canney Mound
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°15°17°20°19°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)1289094716773588293105115127

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Dol y Canney Mound

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 83 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 62 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 83 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 89 kmsouth
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 103 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 62 kmsouth
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 65 kmeast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 70 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 73 kmsouth
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 78 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Dol y Canney Mound

Within 100 km: 1,032 historic and cultural sites, 2,528 natural sites, 172 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km383 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 24 kmS
  • Pen y Gader-fawr Mountain 21 kmS
  • Hay Bluff Mountain 13 kmS
  • Black Mountains Mountain 19 kmS

25–60 km1,405 places

  • The Island Island 34 kmNE
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 36 kmNW
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 33 kmNW
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 32 kmW

60–100 km1,944 places

  • Tresaith Beach Beach 93 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 89 kmW
  • Ynys Lochtyn Island 89 kmW
  • Steep Holm Island 88 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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