What is recorded here
Castell Coch, Ystradfellte stands as a medieval castle in Powys, Wales. Its name and location remain clear even when its chambers no longer answer every question. A castle is not a display cabinet; it is a place where people lived, feared, loved and left behind what they could not carry.
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Castell Coch, Ystradfellte as Castle from the Medieval period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Castell Coch, Ystradfellte was built in the late 13th century by Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester, as a strategic stronghold in the Welsh Marches. It is remembered for its distinctive red sandstone architecture and its role in the complex history of Norman expansion into Wales.
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Places near here
Mellte Castle and roadbridge over the River MellteCastle, fort or tower · 122 yd
St Mary's Church, YstradfellteChurch, cross or graveyard · 1215 yd
Saint Mary's Church, YstradfellteChurch · 1225 yd
Gwaun CefnygarregMountain / peak · 1336 yd
Remains of cairn above Pen-fathorAncient tomb or cairn · 1610 yd
Tradesman's Entrance (C)Cave · 1.3 mi
Porth yr OgofCave · 1.3 mi
Maen MadocArchaeological place · 1.4 mi
Plas-y-gorsWood · 1.4 mi
Felled woodForest or wood · 1.5 mi
Hepste Fechan - an island of greenIsland · 2.0 mi
Afon Mellte upstream of the Sgwd Clun-gwyn waterfallWaterfall · 2.3 mi