Tredustan Castle
Tredustan Castle was a castle that used to stand in Tredustan in Wales. The mound was most likely constructed around 1094/1095 by a knight of Lord Bernard de Neufmarché called Sir Humphrey Sollers after the Battle of Brecon which was a Norman victory of the Welsh of Brycheiniog.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: scheduled monument in Wales
- Also known as: “Tredustan Castle Mound” and “Tredustan Motte”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Howell Harris Memorial Chapel and Bronllys Castle.
Howell Harris Memorial Chapel
Church
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Howell Harris Memorial Chapel is a church, which is situated 1,500 feet southeast of Tredustan Castle.
Bronllys Castle
Castle
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Bronllys Castle is a motte and bailey fortress standing south of Bronllys, towards Talgarth in Powys, Wales. The original castle, constructed of wood, was founded in or soon after 1100 by Richard Fitz Pons, the owner of the nearby Herefordshire barony of Clifford, who was a supporter of Bernard of Neufmarché. Bronllys Castle is situated 1½ miles north of Tredustan Castle.
Bronllys Hospital
Hospital
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Bronllys Hospital is a health facility in Bronllys, Wales. It is managed by Powys Teaching Health Board. The Basil Webb Hall and the Chapel are Grade II listed buildings. Bronllys Hospital is situated 1½ miles north of Tredustan Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trefeca and Talgarth.
Trefeca
Hamlet
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Trefeca, located between Talgarth and Llangorse Lake in what is now south Powys in Wales, was the birthplace and home of the 18th-century Methodist leader Howell Harris.
Talgarth
Village
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Talgarth is a market town, community and electoral ward in southern Powys, Mid Wales, about 12 miles north of Crickhowell, 19 miles north-east of Brecon and 15 miles south-east of Builth Wells.
Bronllys
Village
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Bronllys is a village and community situated in Powys, Wales, nestled between the towns of Brecon and Talgarth. The village is part of the historic county of Brecknockshire and serves as an electoral ward for Powys County Council. Bronllys is situated 1½ miles north of Tredustan Castle.
Tredustan Castle
- Categories: motte, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Talgarth, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Tredustan Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tredustan Motte”
- Swedish: “Tredustan Motte”
- Welsh: “Castell Tredwstan”
- Welsh: “Tredustan Castle Mound”
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