Crug Hywel
Crug Hywel is a hillfort on summit of hill. Its location is 1.5 km north of Crickhowell. It holds the status of a scheduled monument.
Fort near Crickhowell
Just outside Crickhowell
Crug Hywel is 1.5 km north of Crickhowell. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Crickhowell has 119 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather by the month
Afternoons in Crickhowell reach 18–21°C from June to September.
Crug Hywel
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 6 languages. Our list has 23 more places within 15 km; first among them is Crickhowell Castle, at 2.5 km.
- Type
- Fort
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- 1.5 km north of Crickhowell
Where it sits
The orange dot is Crug Hywel; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Nearby towns
The largest of the 4 towns is Crickhowell, with 2,108 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Crickhowell
Llangattock
Llangynidr
Bwlch
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Crug Hywel is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crickhowell | 1.5 km south of it | 2,108 | 4 |
| Llangattock | 3.1 km southwest of it | 629 | 4 |
| Llangynidr | 7.4 km west of it | 1,038 | 4 |
| Bwlch | 8 km west of it | 345 | 5 |
Also near Crug Hywel
Within 15 km you can add 7 castles and an abbey or priory.
CastleCrickhowell Castle2.5 km away2
CastleTretower Castle4.1 km away3
Castle · CadwTretower Court4 km away4
CastleAbergavenny Castle10 km away5CastleCastle · English HeritageLongtown Castle13 km away6
Castle · CadwBlaenllynfi Castle8.4 km away7Abbey or prioryAbbey or priory · CadwPriordy Llanddewi Nant Hodni9.6 km away8
CastleCastell Dinas11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Crug Hywel
Where is Crug Hywel?
Crug Hywel is 1.5 km north of Crickhowell, Powys.
What is Crug Hywel?
Hillfort on summit of hill in Wales.
When is the best time to visit Crug Hywel?
June to September are the warmest months in Crickhowell, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Crug Hywel a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Crug Hywel?
Within 15 km: Crickhowell Castle (2.5 km), Tretower Castle (4.1 km), Tretower Court (4 km) and Abergavenny Castle (10 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Crug Hywel: WelshDave, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crickhowell Castle: Niki.L, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tretower Castle: Pete Chapman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tretower Court: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abergavenny Castle: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blaenllynfi Castle: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Dinas: Jasper Fforde, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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