Llangynwyd Castle
Head 1.2 km south of Maesteg for Llangynwyd Castle. On the official register, it is a scheduled monument. Top of the 26 other places within 15 km is Margam Castle, 5.2 km off.
Castle near Maesteg
Just outside Maesteg
Llangynwyd Castle is 1.2 km south of Maesteg. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Maesteg has 22 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons and weather
The warm months in Maesteg are July and August, with 18–19°C highs.
Llangynwyd Castle
Articles on it exist in 6 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- 1.2 km south of Maesteg
Getting to Llangynwyd Castle
Llangynwyd Castle is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns within reach of Llangynwyd Castle
Largest of the 7 is Maesteg, home to 18,342. All of these towns include it on their pages.
Maesteg
Pont Rhyd-y-cyff
Bryn
Bettws
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Llangynwyd Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maesteg | 1.2 km north of it | 18,342 | 2 |
| Pont Rhyd-y-cyff | 1.3 km east of it | 1,481 | 2 |
| Bryn | 4.5 km northwest of it | 568 | 2 |
| Bettws | 4.6 km east of it | 2,237 | 3 |
| Coedhirwaun | 4.9 km southwest of it | 1,270 | 7 |
| Pontycymer | 5.9 km northeast of it | 2,421 | 0 |
| Cefn Cribwr | 5.9 km south of it | 1,379 | 7 |
Close to Llangynwyd Castle
Of the 26 within 15 km, look for 6 castles, an abbey or priory and a museum.
CastleMargam Castle5.2 km away2
Castle · CadwY Castell Newydd10 km away3
Castle · CadwCastell Coety10 km away4
CastleKenfig Castle7.8 km away5
Abbey or prioryMargam Abbey5.5 km away6
Castle · CadwOgmore Castle12 km away7
CastleCandleston Castle12 km away8
Museum · CadwMargam Stones Museum5.5 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Llangynwyd Castle
Where is Llangynwyd Castle?
Llangynwyd Castle is 1.2 km south of Maesteg, Mid Glamorgan.
What is Llangynwyd Castle?
Castle in Bridgend County Borough, Wales, UK.
When is the best time to visit Llangynwyd Castle?
July and August are the warmest months in Maesteg, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Llangynwyd Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Llangynwyd Castle?
Within 15 km: Margam Castle (5.2 km), Y Castell Newydd (10 km), Castell Coety (10 km) and Kenfig Castle (7.8 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 (9)
- Llangynwyd Castle: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margam Castle: Robert Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Y Castell Newydd: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Coety: kenneth rees, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenfig Castle: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margam Abbey: Archangel12, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ogmore Castle: Ewan Topping from Amsterdam, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Candleston Castle: Thruxton, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margam Stones Museum: RobinLeicester, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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