Castle · near Cardiff · South Glamorgan

Morgraig Castle

On the map, Morgraig Castle is 1.1 km north of Cardiff. Its status is a scheduled monument. Caerphilly Castle, 2.7 km away, leads the 88 other places within 15 km.

Photo: Morgraig Castle, John Lord (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

1.1 km

north of Cardiff

How well known

Top 12%

#1,023 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–21°C

In brief

Castle near Cardiff

Just outside Cardiff

Morgraig Castle is 1.1 km north of Cardiff. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Cardiff has 699 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Afternoons in Cardiff peak at 17–21°C, May to September.

Jan8° / 3°127 mm

Feb9° / 3°93 mm

Mar11° / 4°83 mm

Apr14° / 6°70 mm

May17° / 8°75 mm

Jun20° / 11°74 mm

Jul21° / 13°85 mm

Aug21° / 13°99 mm

Sep19° / 11°84 mm

Oct15° / 8°126 mm

Nov11° / 5°129 mm

Dec9° / 3°137 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Cardiff, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Cardiff. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Cardiff’s full climate →

About

Morgraig Castle

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 8 languages.

Cardiff’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 8 languages
Town: 1.1 km north of Cardiff

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Morgraig Castle at a glance

Morgraig Castle sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Home to 348,511 people, Cardiff is the largest of these 8. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · 1.1 km south of it

Cardiff

348,511 people · 76 places to visit

2 · 1.4 km north of it

Caerphilly

33,104 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 2.7 km southwest of it

Tongwynlais

1,846 people · 51 places to visit

4 · 3 km west of it

Taff's Well

3,553 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Morgraig Castle is	People	Places to visit
Cardiff	1.1 km south of it	348,511	76
Caerphilly	1.4 km north of it	33,104	7
Tongwynlais	2.7 km southwest of it	1,846	51
Taff's Well	3 km west of it	3,553	7
Nantgarw	3.1 km west of it	815	8
Bedwas	4 km north of it	6,463	6
Trethomas	5.6 km northeast of it	1,713	4
Llanbradach	6.3 km north of it	3,766	4

Make a day of it

After Morgraig Castle

There are 88 within 15 km, 4 castles, 2 museums and 2 cathedrals among them.

1CastleCastle · CadwCaerphilly Castle2.7 km away 2

MuseumNational Museum Cardiff7.7 km away · 373K visitors a year 3

Castle · CadwCastell Coch3.4 km away 4

CastleCardiff Castle8 km away 5

CathedralLlandaff Cathedral6.2 km away 6

Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre8.3 km away · 610K visitors a year 7

CathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral8.3 km away 8

CastleRuperra Castle6.3 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Your questions on Morgraig Castle

Where is Morgraig Castle?

Morgraig Castle is 1.1 km north of Cardiff, South Glamorgan.

What is Morgraig Castle?

Castle in Caerphilly, Wales, UK.

When is the best time to visit Morgraig Castle?

May to September are the warmest months in Cardiff, with afternoon highs of 17–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Morgraig Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Morgraig Castle?

Within 15 km: Caerphilly Castle (2.7 km), National Museum Cardiff (7.7 km), Castell Coch (3.4 km) and Cardiff Castle (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 (8)

Morgraig Castle: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castell Coch: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Llandaff Cathedral: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral: Ham II, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ruperra Castle: Andrew King, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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