Welshpool
Welshpool is a Town in the county of Powys.
Welshpool postcode: SY21 7SE
There are great places to visit near Welshpool including some great waterfalls, mountains, caves and ancient sites.
Welshpool's best nearby waterfalls can be found at Sgwd Yr Eira, Dan Yr Ogof Waterfalls, Sgwd Isaf Clun Gwyn, and Sgwd Y Pannwr.
Corn Du, and Pen y Fan are great places to visit near Welshpool if you like mountains.
Places near Welshpool feature a number of interesting caves including Dan Yr Ogof.
Welshpool is near some unmissable ancient sites like Maen Llia Standing Stone,
Welshpool History
There are some historic monuments around Welshpool:
- Motte castle at the south end of East Dudston hamlet
- Dovecote at Chirbury Hall Farm
- Ffridd Faldwyn Camp
- Broniarth Hill Camp
- Site E of Plas-Llwyn (revealed by aerial photography)
- Railway Transfer Dock at Welshpool
- Offa's Dyke: South of School House
- Bwlch-y-Cibau Dyke
- Offa's Dyke: Section NE of Welshpool-Churchstoke Road
- Montgomery Medieval Town, Part adjacent to Westmead, School Lane
- Bwlch-y-Cibau Enclosure
- Nant-Cribau Moated House Site
- Offa's Dyke: Section extending 3000m SE to Bele Brook, Llandrinio
- Offa's Dyke: section 2/3 mile (1170m) long, N from southern boundary of Rownal Covert
- Camp 230m SE of Waen Heilyn (revealed by aerial photography)
- Hen Domen Pre-Conquest Fields
- Mound & Bailey Castle
- Y Golfa Camp
- Round Barrow 225m SE of Clwyd-yr-onen
- Offa's Dyke: Section from point 90m S of Chirbury Road to S Boundary of Nant-Cribau Park
- Offa's Dyke: Section at Pentre Farm
- Montgomery Castle
- Town Bank & Ditches
- Forden Gaer Roman Site
- Clawdd Wood Camp
- Clawdd Wood round barrow
- Lower House Camp
- Offa's Dyke: Section extending 760m N from centre of Goppas Wood to Hope By-Road
- Guilsfield Moated Site
- Motte castle 100m north of Wotherton Hall
- Tan y Clawdd Camp
- Hen Domen Mound & Bailey Castle
- Beacon Ring Camp (Caer Digoll)
- Cursus, Llwyn-Wron (revealed by aerial photography)
- Trelystan Church House Round Barrows
- Rhysnant Hall Castle Mound
- Offa's Dyke: Section from North Lodge, Leighton Park to Old Quarry S of Green Wood
- Offa's Dyke: Section W of Court House Farm
- Nant-Cribau Castle Mound
- Blackwood Enclosure
- Crowther's Coppice Camp
- Gaer Fawr
- Camp 270m SSW of Ty Mawr
- Offa's Dyke: section 430yds (390m) in length S of Chirbury-Montgomery road
- Strata Marcella Abbey
- Mount in Powis Castle Park
- Powis Castle Park Mound
- Bryngwyn Wood Camp
- Mound in Churchyard
- Plas Yr Alarch Moated Site
- Bwlch Aeddan Dyke
- Offa's Dyke: section 400yds (370m) long S of Rownal Covert
- Black Bank Camp
- Motte and bailey castle 80m south east of Hockleton Farm
- Dyffryn Lane Ring Ditches & Pit Alignments (Formerly Dyffryn Lane Round Barrow)
- Offa's Dyke: Pentre Section
- Ringwork and cultivation remains 260m west of St Michael's Church
- Camp 350m NW of Varchoel Hall (revealed by aerial photography)
- Offa's Dyke: Section from Cwm By-Road to Hem Road
- Camp 135m SE of Pant Mawr
- Pen y Foel Camp
- Llwynderw Round Barrow
- Caerbre
- Lower Min-y-Llyn Castle Mound
- Collfryn Enclosure & Field System
- Domen Castell Mound and Bailey Castle
- Maen Beuno
- Offa's Dyke: Sections extending 675m S from centre of Goppas Wood
- Offa's Dyke: two sections running 400yds (370m) S of Camlad Stream Also in Powys: Wales
- Coed y Dinas Round Barrow
Places to see near Welshpool
History of Welshpool
The Long Mountain, which plays as a backdrop to most of Welshpool, once served as the ultimate grounds for defence for fortresses in the times when the town was just a swampy marsh. Welshpool served briefly as the capital of Powys Wenwynwyn or South Powys after its prince was forced to flee the traditional Welsh royal site at Mathrafal in 1212. After 1284 Powys Wenwynwyn ceased to exist.
