Hen Domen

#4718 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Hen Domen Welsh, meaning "old mound", is the site of a medieval timber motte-and-bailey castle in Powys, Wales. It is the site of the original Montgomery Castle, and was built by Roger de Montgomery in 1070. From 1105 the castle was the home of the de Boulers family, and it is from Baldwin de Boulers that Montgomery gets its Welsh name, Trefaldwyn "The Town of Baldwin". When the castle was rebuilt in stone, it was decided to rebuild it on a rocky promontory a mile to the south-east – the location of the current town of Montgomery, Powys. The Hen Domen site has been extensively excavated. ()

Coordinates: 52°34'30"N, 3°9'43"W

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Hen Domen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Montgomery Castle, The Old Bell Museum, Cloverlands Model Car Museum, Lymore.

0.9 miSE
Forts and castles
Montgomery Castle, Montgomery
25 min walk • Montgomery Castle is a stone-built castle looking over the town of Montgomery in Powys, Mid Wales. It is one of many Norman castles on the border between Wales and England.
1.1 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
The Old Bell Museum, Montgomery
29 min walk • The Old Bell Museum is a former 16th-century inn, converted into a museum and run by volunteers from the Montgomery Civic Society of Powys.
1.1 miSE
52°33'39"N • 3°8'55"W
Cloverlands Model Car Museum, Montgomery
29 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
1.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Lymore, Montgomery
42 min walk • Lymore, or Lymore House or Lodge was demolished in 1931. It stood in Lymore Park, one mile ESE of Montgomery, Powys, Wales. The house was a large half-timbered house built by Edward Herbert, 3rd Baron Herbert of Chirbury, c. 1675, to replace the family residences in Montgomery Castle and Black Hall in Montgomery.
1.2 miSE
52°33'37"N • 3°8'54"W
The Little Gallery, Montgomery
30 min walk • Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
1 miW
Bridge
Caerhowel Bridge
27 min walk • Caerhowel Bridge is a two-arch cast-iron, Grade II listed bridge over the River Severn, west of Caerhowel, Powys, Wales. The 6.6-metre-wide bridge was built on the site of a previous bridge which was possibly destroyed around the late 13th century.
0.6 miNW
Forts and castles
Forden Gaer
16 min walk • Forden Gaer, Y Gaer, Caer Flos and Lavrobrinta are respective English, Welsh and possible Latin names for the Roman fort in the township of Thornbury, in the parish of Forden, in the old county of Montgomeryshire, which now forms part of Powys, Wales.
1 miS
Memorial
Ffridd Faldwyn, Montgomery
27 min walk • Ffridd Faldwyn is an Iron Age hillfort in northern Powys, in the former county of Montgomeryshire, It is sited on a prominent hill west of Montgomery, close to but higher than Montgomery Castle, overlooking the River Severn.