Criggion is a Village in the county of Powys.

Criggion postcode: SY5 9BD

Retail in Criggion

There are great places to visit near Criggion including some great waterfalls, mountains, caves and ancient sites.

Waterfalls to visit near Criggion include Sgwd Yr Eira, Dan Yr Ogof Waterfalls, Sgwd Isaf Clun Gwyn, and Sgwd Y Pannwr.

Corn Du, and Pen y Fan are some of Criggion best mountains to visit near Criggion.

Places near Criggion feature a number of interesting caves including Dan Yr Ogof.

There are a several good ancient sites in the area around Criggion like Maen Llia Standing Stone.

Criggion History

There are some historic monuments around Criggion:

• Railway Transfer Dock at Welshpool
• Coed y Dinas Round Barrow
• Caus Castle: a small multivallate hillfort, a motte and bailey castle and a medieval borough
• Crowther's Coppice Camp
• Offa's Dyke: Section at Pentre Farm
• Guilsfield Moated Site
• Camp 350m NW of Varchoel Hall (revealed by aerial photography)
• Wattlesborough Castle (uninhabited parts)
• Small enclosed Iron Age settlement and a length of an adjacent hollow way, 350m north west of Beechfield
• Rhysnant Hall Castle Mound
• Blodwell Rock Camp and portions of Llanymynech Hill Camp Also in Powys: Wales
• Offa's Dyke: Pentre Section
• Bromwich Park moated site and formal garden remains
• Offa's Dyke: section 330yds (300m) S from Treflach Wood
• Offa's Dyke: South of School House
• Camp & Fields on New Pieces, Breiddin Hill
• Offa's Dyke: section 90m east of Ty Gwyn
• Bausley Hill Camp
• Trelystan Church House Round Barrows
• Offa's Dyke: Section extending 3000m SE to Bele Brook, Llandrinio
• Gaer Fawr
• Belan Bank motte and bailey castle 250m east of Farm Hall
• Llanymynech Hill Camp
• Two bowl barrows 290m north of Upper House Farm
• Ringwork and bailey castle 350m south west of Lyndale
• Llandrinio Bridge
• Knockin Castle: a motte and bailey castle immediately east of St Mary's Church
• Collfryn Enclosure & Field System
• Offa's Dyke: section 200yds (180m) long, S of The Royal Oak Inn
• Roman Supply Depot, Llansantffraid ym Mechain
• Strata Marcella Abbey
• Offa's Dyke: section 50yds (45m) long, SW of Crane Rock
• Offa's Dyke: Sections extending 675m S from centre of Goppas Wood
• Carreghofa Castle
• Cefn y Castell
• Ringwork 540m north of Lane Farm
• Offa's Dyke: section 360yds (330m) long, Llynclys Hill
• Hen Domen
• Lime kilns, associated tramways, structures and other buildings at Llanymynech
• Black Bank Camp
• Knaps Barrows
• Rhyd-Meredydd Bridge over River Tanat
• Motte castle adjacent to St Michael's Church
• Llanyblodwel Bridge
• Beacon Ring Camp (Caer Digoll)
• Bryn Mawr Camp
• Hawcocks Mount ringwork castle 200m north east of Hawcocks Farm
• Motte castle 200m south west of Bretchel
• Breiddin Hill Camp
• Domen Castell Mound and Bailey Castle
• Offa's Dyke: section 220yds (200m) long, N from Royal Oak Inn, Treflach Wood
• Offa's Dyke: Section extending 760m N from centre of Goppas Wood to Hope By-Road
• Wollaston motte and bailey castle immediately west of St John's Church