Crickhowell Castle; Alisby's Castle — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Crickhowell Castle rose on a fifteen-metre earthen mound above the River Usk, transforming from a wooden motte into a stone stronghold before falling to Owain Glyndŵr’s rebels in 1403. Sir Grimbald Pauncefote married Hugh de Turberville’s daughter, Sybil, inheriting the keys, while Garard Alisby later served as constable and gave the site its alternative name. The twin-towered gatehouse still hints at its defensible shape, though the main structure surrendered its stones to local buildings after the rebellion ended.

The National Monuments Record of Wales records Crickhowell Castle; Alisby's Castle 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.

Crickhowell Castle, also known as Alisby's Castle, was built by the Norman family of Alisby in the 12th or 13th century. It is remembered as a strategic medieval stronghold in the Crickhowell area of Breconshire, reflecting Norman expansion into the Welsh Marches.

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