Sycharth Castle
On the map, Sycharth Castle is 4.8 km west of Trefonen. It is a scheduled monument. Add Chirk Castle, 14 km away, to a visit; it leads 17 places within 15 km.
Castle near Trefonen
Just outside Trefonen
Sycharth Castle is 4.8 km west of Trefonen. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
Warmest in Trefonen are June to September, at 17–20°C.
Sycharth Castle
Articles on it exist in 9 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 9 languages
- Town
- 4.8 km west of Trefonen
Sycharth Castle and what surrounds it
Numbered points are the places near Sycharth Castle, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns close to Sycharth Castle
Morda tops the 8 for size, at 1,976 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
- 1Trefonen
- 2Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain
- 3Llanfechain
- 4Pant
- 5Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant
- 6Llanymynech
- 7Morda
- 8Llanfyllin
Trefonen
Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain
Llanfechain
Pant
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Sycharth Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trefonen | 4.8 km east of it | 745 | 7 |
| Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain | 5.8 km south of it | 817 | 2 |
| Llanfechain | 5.9 km south of it | 257 | 2 |
| Pant | 7.8 km southeast of it | 1,173 | 2 |
| Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant | 7.9 km west of it | 444 | 0 |
| Llanymynech | 8 km southeast of it | 1,040 | 2 |
| Morda | 8.6 km east of it | 1,976 | 10 |
| Llanfyllin | 9 km southwest of it | 1,118 | 2 |
Worth adding to a visit
Around it, within 15 km, lie 17 more, including 4 castles, a fort and a heritage railway.
Castle · National TrustChirk Castle14 km away2
CastleWhittington Castle13 km away3
CastleOswestry Castle9.3 km away4
Fort · English HeritageOld Oswestry10 km away5
Heritage railwayCambrian Heritage Railways8.1 km away6CastleCastleKnockin Castle13 km away7Historic houseHistoric houseBryngwyn Hall8.2 km away8MuseumMuseumCambrian Railways Museum9.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Sycharth Castle
Where is Sycharth Castle?
Sycharth Castle is 4.8 km west of Trefonen, Shropshire.
What is Sycharth Castle?
Castle in Powys, Wales, UK.
When is the best time to visit Sycharth Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Trefonen, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Sycharth Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Sycharth Castle?
Within 15 km: Chirk Castle (14 km), Whittington Castle (13 km), Oswestry Castle (9.3 km) and Old Oswestry (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 (6)
- Sycharth Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chirk Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whittington Castle: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oswestry Castle: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Oswestry: Oswestry Borderland Tourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambrian Heritage Railways: Cambrian Railways Trust, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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