What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Powys.
Built by the Normans in the 12th century, Castle Caereinion (also known as Welshpool Castle) was held by the powerful de Say family and later by the Earls of Powis. It is important as a key medieval stronghold in the borderlands between England and Wales, reflecting the region's strategic and political significance during the Norman conquest and subsequent conflicts.
Places near here
Autumn at Castle CaereinionCastle, fort or tower · 34 yd
Tractor at Castle CaereinionCastle, fort or tower · 45 yd
Castle Caereinion Station, Welshpool and Llanfair Light RailwayRailway Station · 53 yd
Castle Caereinion Signal Box, Castle Caereinion Station, Welshpool and Llanfair Light RailwaySignal Box · 67 yd
Cemetery Recycling binChurch, cross or graveyard · 635 yd
Waterfall in Nant fforchWaterfall · 1220 yd
Up Hill from SylfaenMountain or hill · 1.1 mi
Ty MawrHeritage attraction · 1.2 mi
Hill beside Ty MawrMountain or hill · 1.2 mi
Moydog WoodForest · 1.3 mi
Brook in Moydog WoodForest or wood · 1.3 mi
Y GolfaMountain / peak · 1.5 miOther information
Photo: John Firth · CC BY-SA 2.0