What is recorded here
Round tower, Llandysilio church is a castle, fort or tower in Powys, Wales. Perhaps the tower stood beside the church as a watchtower for travellers or a refuge for villagers during storms. Maybe its round shape resisted siege engines better than square walls, though no battle is recorded at this exact spot. Imagine a keeper climbing stone steps at dusk to light a lamp visible across the valley, guiding lost carts home through fog.
A named place photographed at this map point in Powys.
Places near here
St Tysilio's Church, LlandysilioChurch · 42 yd
Church at LlandysilioChurch, cross or graveyard · 74 yd
Church of St Tysilio, Llandysilio, from the cemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 80 yd
Four Crosses Creamery, Four CrossesDairy · 1038 yd
Walls Bridge Pit AlignmentPit Defined Enclosure · 1.0 mi
Sculpture at Llanymynech heritage areaPublic sculpture · 1.1 mi
Manmade cave in the rocks above LlanymynechCave or cavern · 1.5 mi
Old Quarry on Llanymynech HillMountain or hill · 1.5 mi
Llanymynech HillMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
Trees over the CanalHeritage place · 2.4 mi
Floodplain of the Severn viewed from Breidden HillMountain or hill · 2.7 mi
Forest trails below Breidden HillForest or wood · 3.4 miOther information
Photo: Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0