What is recorded here

Castle Hotel in Ystradgynlais stands as a Post Medieval hotel, recorded in the national register and tied to the Swansea Canal. It may have fed hungry canal workers or housed travellers passing through the valley. The exact chamber where they slept has vanished, but the name still points to a place where rest and road met.

The National Monuments Record of Wales records Castle Hotel;Swansea Canal Castle Hotel, Ystradgynlais as Hotel from the Post Medieval period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Built in the 19th century as a hotel along the Swansea Canal, it is remembered as a former coaching inn and a notable example of canal-side infrastructure in Ystradgynlais. Its location highlights the historical importance of the Swansea Canal for trade and transport in the industrial era.

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