What is recorded here
Foel Tower is a castle, fort or tower in Powys, Wales. Perhaps it watched the valley for centuries before stones scattered. Maybe guardians lived inside, lighting fires against darkness. Imagine their shadows moving across chambers now empty.
A named place photographed at this map point in Powys.
Foel Tower is a 16th-century tower house built by the local gentry, likely as a defensive structure in a strategically remote part of Powys. It is remembered for its association with the historic landscape of the Welsh Marches and as an example of early Elizabethan architecture in the region.
Places near here
Foel Tower on Garreg-ddu ReservoirCastle, fort or tower · 22 yd
Elan Aqueduct: Foel Valve Tower; Garreg-Ddu Reservoir Tower, Foel TunnelValve Tower · 31 yd
Bridge over reservoir at Rhayader, PowysHeritage place · 77 yd
Foel Tower Elan ValleyCastle, fort or tower · 79 yd
Garreg-Ddu Dam, Elan Valley Water Scheme;Carreg Ddu Viaduct and Submerged DamDam · 105 yd
Garreg Ddu viaductHeritage place · 110 yd
Secluded waterfallWaterfall · 790 yd
Llanerchi WoodForest · 1254 yd
Footpath by the lakeHeritage place · 1361 yd
Cnwch WoodWood · 1.2 mi
Gro HillMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Waterfall in the Claerwen valleyWaterfall · 1.8 miOther information
Photo: Bill Nicholls · CC BY-SA 2.0