
What is recorded here
Crickhowell Castle rose on a sharp Welsh spur where a small stream joins the Usk, making the town cluster beneath it like a shadow. Norman builders shaped the earth and stone, Welsh rebels struck back, and later marcher lords turned the place into a weapon for crown and conquest. Much of the castle is buried or gone now, but the oval mound still stands above the field, waiting for the lost rooms to be imagined around it.
A named place photographed at this map point in Powys.
Built by the Normans in the 12th century, Crickhowell Castle was held by the De Clifford family, who played a significant role in the region's medieval defense and administration. It is remembered for its strategic position in controlling the Usk Valley and its association with key events during the Welsh Wars.
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Crickhowell CastleRuins · 56 yd
Crickhowell Castle; Alisby's CastleCastle · 87 yd
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The Clarence Hall, Beaufort Street, CrickhowellPublic Hall · 107 yd
Ivy Tower, Tower StreetFolly · 112 yd
Memorial FountainMonument · 192 yd
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Coed Cefn WoodForest or wood · 908 yd
Coed CefnMountain / peak · 1138 yd
Table Mountain in reliefMountain or hill · 1406 yd
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Photo: Alan Bowring · CC BY-SA 2.0