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Photo of Longtown castle, a ruined castle near Llanthony, Herefordshire, central England.

© John M / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Longtown castle

Open accessfree to visit at any reasonable time

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Longtown castle is a castle in Herefordshire. It is one of 27 castles the Albion Guide maps in the county. For arrivals by rail, Abergavenny Station is 15.5 km to the south.

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More at the National Heritage List entry

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Photo along the Offa's Dyke Path, a 177-mile National Trail running from Chepstow to Prestatyn, Wales and England.Highlight

Offa's Dyke Path

National Trail

The length of the Welsh borders, tracking the eighth-century earthwork that once divided kingdoms.

2.1 km SW · spans 8 counties

Photo of Bannau Brycheiniog, a National Park in Wales.Iconic

Bannau Brycheiniog

National Park near Libanus

Flat-topped sandstone summits, waterfall gorges and dark skies along the roof of south Wales.

2.2 km SW

Photo of Llanthony, a village in Bannau Brycheiniog, Monmouthshire, south east Wales.Highlight

Llanthony

Village

Remote hamlet in the Vale of Ewyas below the Black Mountains, set beside the ruins of an Augustinian priory.

3.5 km W · Monmouthshire

Photo along the Cambrian Way, a 298-mile long-distance path running from Cardiff to Conwy, Wales.Highlight

Cambrian Way

Long-distance path

The mountain connoisseur's route over the roof of Wales — Cardiff to Conwy by way of the Bannau, the Cambrian wilderness and Eryri.

5.3 km SW · spans 9 counties

Photo along the Herefordshire Trail, a 154-mile long-distance path in central England.

Herefordshire Trail

Long-distance path

A circuit of Herefordshire's five market towns — Ledbury, Ross, Kington, Leominster and Bromyard — through orchard and hop country.

5.8 km NE · Herefordshire

Photo of Church of St Martin, a church near Cwmyoy in Bannau Brycheiniog, Monmouthshire, south east Wales.Highlight

Church of St Martin

Church near Cwmyoy

Medieval hillside church at Cwmyoy famous for its extreme tilt, the walls and tower thrown out of true by an ancient landslip.

6.1 km S