Llanvair CastleCastell Llanfair Is Coed

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Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Llanvair Castle is one of 14 castles the Albion Guide lists in Monmouthshire. Severn Tunnel Junction Station is 5.1 km away to the south. For more of the same, Llanvaches Castle and Dinham Castle are close by.

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