Montgomery Castle is a Grade I listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 July 1950. Bridge.

Montgomery Castle

WRENN ID
solemn-shingle-wagtail
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Powys
Constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
19 July 1950
Type
Bridge
OS grid reference
SO 221 968
Coordinates
52.56345, -3.14987
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Montgomery Castle consists of the scant ruins of a very large medieval castle located on a ridge of igneous greenstone, overlooking the town that was established at the same time construction of the castle began. The castle was extensively reduced in 1649.

Local climate

Montgomery Castle receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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