Usk Castle
Usk Castle is a castle in Usk, Monmouthshire. It is protected as a Grade I listed building. Look also at Raglan Castle, 8.1 km away, first of 26 more within 15 km.
Castle near Usk
Just outside Usk
Usk Castle is 100 m northwest of Usk. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Usk has 171 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month in Usk
If warmth matters, go June to September: Usk reaches 18–22°C.
Usk Castle
Wikipedia covers it in 7 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 7 languages
- Town
- 100 m northwest of Usk
- Official site
- uskcastle.com
Locating Usk Castle
The numbers show what else is near Usk Castle, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
The 3 towns are led in size by Usk, with 2,310 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Usk Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usk | 100 m southeast of it | 2,310 | 4 |
| Llangibby | 4.2 km south of it | 427 | 3 |
| Penperlleni | 6.6 km northwest of it | 1,396 | 3 |
Next door to Usk Castle
A visit can add 5 castles, 2 museums and an abbey or priory, from 26 places within 15 km.
Castle · CadwRaglan Castle8.1 km away2
CastleLlangibby Castle3.9 km away3
Castle · CadwNewport Castle14 km away4
Museum · CadwNational Roman Legion Museum11 km away5
CastleAbergavenny Castle15 km away6
CastlePenhow Castle11 km away7
Museum · CadwCaerleon Roman Fortress Baths11 km away8
Abbey or prioryLlantarnam Abbey10 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Usk Castle: common questions
Where is Usk Castle?
Usk Castle is 100 m northwest of Usk, Gwent.
What is Usk Castle?
Castle in Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales.
When is the best time to visit Usk Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Usk, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Usk Castle a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Usk Castle?
Within 15 km: Raglan Castle (8.1 km), Llangibby Castle (3.9 km), Newport Castle (14 km) and National Roman Legion Museum (11 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)
- Usk Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raglan Castle: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llangibby Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newport Castle: The original uploader was Owain at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- National Roman Legion Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abergavenny Castle: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penhow Castle: Brassknocker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caerleon Roman Fortress Baths: Pwimageglow, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Llantarnam Abbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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