Penrhos is a village in the
community
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of
Whitecastle in
Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire ( ; ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county in the South East Wales, south east of Wales. It borders Powys to the north; the English counties of Herefordshire and Gloucestershire to the north and east; the Severn Estuary to the s ...
, south east
Wales
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, United Kingdom.
Location
Penrhos is located three miles north of
Raglan.
History and amenities
Penrhos has an old
Norman
Norman or Normans may refer to:
Ethnic and cultural identity
* The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 9th and 10th centuries
** People or things connected with the Norma ...
motte and bailey
A motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a walled courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade. Relatively easy ...
castle
A castle is a type of fortification, fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by Military order (monastic society), military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private ...
site. Penrhos sits on a tributary stream of the
River Trothy
The River Trothy () is a river which flows through north Monmouthshire, in rural south east Wales. It is a tributary of the River Wye.
The river rises on Campston Hill, northeast of Abergavenny. It flows southwards until Llanvapley, where it ...
.
The
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in com ...
St Cadoc's Church, Penrhos, is dedicated to
Saint
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Cadoc
Saint Cadoc or Cadog (; also Modern Welsh: Catawg or Catwg; born or before) was a 5th–6th-century Abbot of Llancarfan, near Cowbridge in Glamorgan, Wales, a monastery famous from the era of the Celtic church as a centre of learning, wher ...
br>
and is a grade II* listed building. Penrhos is also home to the
Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhist retreat, Lam Rim Buddhist Centre, which is open to both practising Buddhists and visitors.
References
External links
Website for Penrhos Village, Monmouthshire*
Villages in Monmouthshire
Castles in Monmouthshire
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