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Photo of Skenfrith Castle, a ruined castle in Monmouthshire, south east Wales.

© Fabian Musto / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Skenfrith CastleCastell Ynysgynwraidd

Open accessNational Trust land — free to wander

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Skenfrith Castle is a medieval castle in Monmouthshire. The Albion Guide charts 14 castles in the county; this is one of them. The site is in the care of Cadw. Its Welsh name is Castell Ynysgynwraidd.

Abergavenny Station is 16.6 km away to the south-west. For more of the same, Pembridge Castle and Orcop Castle are close by.

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More places to visit near Skenfrith Castle

Photo of Skenfrith, a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales.Highlight

Skenfrith

Village

Village on the banks of the River Monnow, with a riverside castle, a medieval church with a wooden belfry, and a mill with a working water wheel.

here · Monmouthshire

Photo of Apple County Cider Co, a visitor attraction near Skenfrith, Monmouthshire, south east Wales.Highlight

Apple County Cider Co

Attraction near Skenfrith

Cider farm near Skenfrith making award-winning single-variety ciders, with orchard tours, tastings and a cider shop.

0.1 km SE

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.

6.5 km S · spans 8 counties

Photo of the Wye Valley, a National Landscape in England and Wales.Highlight

Wye Valley

National Landscape near Monmouth

A wooded river gorge winding along the Wales–England border, past Tintern Abbey down to Chepstow.

8.3 km SE

Photo of White Castle, a ruined castle near Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire, south east Wales.Highlight

White Castle

Castle near Llantilio Crossenny

Moated Norman castle in the Monmouthshire hills.

8.5 km SW

Photo of the River Wye, a river navigation running from Hay-on-Wye to Bigsweir Bridge, England and Wales.

River Wye

River navigation

Britain's canoeing river, running lock-free down its wooded border gorge from Hay past Ross and Symonds Yat to the tide at Bigsweir.

8.7 km SE · spans 4 counties