What is recorded here
Roundhouse tower is a castle, fort or tower in Blaenau Gwent, Wales. Perhaps its round shape resisted siege engines better than square walls. Maybe soldiers watched the valley through narrow gaps while living inside the curve. Imagine the tower still standing after every angular fortress around it collapsed.
A named place photographed at this map point in Blaenau Gwent.
Places near here
Roundhouse Farm, NantygloFortified House · 69 yd
St Anne's Church, Nant-y-GloMission Church · 319 yd
Market Road, NantygloWorkers Housing · 357 yd
The A467 at Nantyglo from the Wesley BridgeHeritage place · 376 yd
Footpath to the side of the A467 from the Wesley bridgeHeritage place · 480 yd
MulfranMountain / peak · 1455 yd
St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, BrynmawrChurch · 1473 yd
Brynmawr and District MuseumMuseum · 1561 yd
Nantyglo and Blaina War MemorialMemorial · 1581 yd
Parc Nant y WaunNature reserve · 1.0 mi
Mynydd Carn-Y-CefnMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Ebbw Vale Works MuseumMuseum · 1.3 miOther information
Photo: andy dolman · CC BY-SA 2.0