St Illtyd's Motte

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St Illtyd's Motte is the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle in the village of Llanhilleth, Blaenau Gwent, Wales. It was probably destroyed by Llywelyn the Great in the early thirteenth century and not rebuilt. The remnants are a Scheduled Ancient Monument. ()

Coordinates: 51°42'38"N, 3°8'3"W

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St Illtyd's Motte – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Big Pit National Coal Museum, Pen-y-fan Pond, Pontypool Park, Guardian Sculpture.

4.4 miN
Museum, Historical place, Specialty museum
Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon
113 min walk • Nestled in the rugged landscape of Wales, the Big Pit National Coal Museum offers a profound journey into the country's industrial past. As a key part of Blaenavon's UNESCO World Heritage Site, this authentic coal mine provides a poignant reminder of the community...
1.5 miSW
Park
Pen-y-fan Pond, Blackwood
39 min walk • Pen-y-fan Pond is a man-made reservoir in South Wales built around 1794-6 as part of the engineering works for the Crumlin Arm of the Monmouthshire Canal. The reservoir was used to maintain the water level in the canal.
4.3 miE
Park
Pontypool Park, Pontypool
111 min walk • Pontypool Park is a 150-acre park in Pontypool, Torfaen, Wales. The park was formerly the grounds of Pontypool House and was laid out in the closing years of the 17th century for John Hanbury, an ironmaster, who is closely associated with Japanware.
0.5 miN
Monuments and statues
Guardian Sculpture
14 min walk • The Guardian is a 20 m tall statue overlooking Parc Arael Griffin, the landscaped former Six Bells Colliery site, in the South Wales mining town of Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent. It was designed and created by artist Sebastien Boyesen.
4.1 miE
Specialty museum, Art museum, Museum
Torfaen Museum, Pontypool
104 min walk • Torfaen Museum – formerly the Valley Inheritance Museum and Amgueddfa Pontypool Museum – is an accredited museum located in Pontypool, Torfaen, South Wales. It is managed by the Torfaen Museum Trust.
~230 ftNE
Cemetery
St Illtyd's Church
2 min walk • St Illtyd's Church is a deconsecrated church in Llanhilleth, Blaenau Gwent, Wales. A Grade II* listed building, it is the oldest standing building in the county borough. The use of the site for worship dates back to pre-Norman times, with references to the church in a poem written in the 9th or 10th century.
3.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mynydd Twyn-glas
99 min walk • Mynydd Twyn-glas is a sprawling 472-metre-high mountain extending into Caerphilly and Torfaen county boroughs in South Wales. It lies southwest of Pontypool, west of Cwmbran and east of Newbridge and taking the form of a rolling plateau the margins of which are defined by steep slopes, many of which are cloaked with conifer plantations.
1.3 miN
51°43'48"N • 3°8'2"W
Abertillery & District Museum, Abertillery
35 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
4.8 miE
Forts and castles, Tower
Folly Tower, Brecon Beacons
124 min walk • The Folly Tower is a folly located within the grounds of a working farm, close to Pontypool Park, Torfaen, South Wales. It is a prominent local landmark above the A4042 Pontypool to Abergavenny road and overlooks Pontypool to the west and rural Monmouthshire to the east.
4.5 miNE
, Archaeological site
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape, Blaenavon
115 min walk • Blaenavon Industrial Landscape, in and around Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, was inscribed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000. The Blaenavon Ironworks, now a museum, was a major centre of iron production using locally mined or quarried iron ore, coal and limestone.
3.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Coity Mountain
99 min walk • Coity Mountain is a flat-topped mountain in the South Wales Valleys, between Blaenavon and Abertillery. The highest points of both Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent unitary authorities are at the summit of Coity Mountain.