- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 155 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport63 km
- BRS Bristol Airport82 km
About Aberyscir Motte
Aberyscir Motte is a historic site. Location: Yscir, Powys.
Aberysgir Castle is a mound, or motte and bailey castle of the Middle Ages – but is missing the usual protective bailey. It is located at Aberysgir, Powys (grid reference SO000295). Most of the mound was constructed between the end of the 11th century and second half the 12th century out of soil and stone, with a ditch around them. The castle is registered with Cadw with the number SAM: BR021 .
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Aberyscir Motte
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Cilwhybert Motte Alan Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Brecon Castle Philip Pankhurst · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Aberyscir Motte
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 166 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (175 mm)
- Driest month
- July (81 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) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 174 | 122 | 130 | 91 | 84 | 89 | 81 | 108 | 123 | 146 | 166 | 175 |
How to get to Aberyscir Motte
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 63 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 50 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 63 kmsouth
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 82 kmsoutheast
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 129 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 50 kmsouthwest
- Newport Population: 161.5K 52 kmsoutheast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 56 kmsouth
- Bristol Population: 479K 81 kmsoutheast
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 84 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Aberyscir Motte
Within 100 km: 1,023 historic and cultural sites, 2,426 natural sites, 176 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km289 places
- Llangorse Lake Lake 14 kmE
- Talybont Reservoir Lake 15 kmSE
- Pen y Fan Mountain 8 kmS
- Pen y Gader-fawr Mountain 23 kmE
25–60 km1,500 places
- Ynys Isaf Island 55 kmW
- Middle Head Island 56 kmSW
- Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 40 kmN
- Lisvane Reservoir Lake 51 kmSE
60–100 km1,836 places
- Poppit Sands Beach 87 kmW
- Kilve Beach Beach 86 kmS
- Manorbier Beach Beach 99 kmW
- Mwnt beach Beach 84 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Aberyscir Ringwork Historic site, Yscir0.3 km N
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Moel Fenni Fach Mountain, Yscir1.4 km E
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Cilwhybert Motte Historic site, Glyn Tarell3.1 km SE
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Pont Estyll Ringwork Historic site, Glyn Tarell2.7 km S
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Brecon Castle Historic site, Brecon4.4 km E
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Twyn y Gaer Mountain, Trallong1.8 km SW
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Llandefaelog Fach Motte Historic site, Honddu Isaf4.3 km NE
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Cae Domen Placename Historic site, Trallong3.6 km W
Nearest towns and villages
Sources & licences
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