Castle Nimble
Powys, Wales
Castle Nimble is a motte-and-bailey castle in Powys, Wales. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Barland Castle, 2.5 mi away.
Castle Nimble at a glance
Type
Motte-and-bailey castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
National Monument of Wales
Nearest castle
Barland Castle
2.5 mi away
Castles in Powys
40
Wales
About Castle Nimble
Castle Nimble (also called Knapp; Maes Hyfaidd; Maes Hyvaidd) was a motte and bailey defensive fortification near Old Radnor, in Radnorshire (modern-day Powys), Wales. Castle Nimble appears to have had an oval-shaped ditched motte, with a semi-rectangular bailey, and some other enclosures, including possibly a pond.
From the Wikipedia article on Castle Nimble, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle Nimble sits at 52.2279, -3.1027 in Powys. The closest other castles are Barland Castle (2.5 mi), Kington Castle (3.1 mi) and Huntington Castle (3.4 mi). Powys has 40 castles in all.
