Trefecca Motte
Trefecca Motte is a castle in Talgarth, Powys, Wales. Trefecca Motte is situated nearby to the church Howell Harris Memorial Chapel, as well as near the village Talgarth.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: scheduled monument in Wales
- Also known as: “Trefecca Castle Mound”
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 800 feet southeast of Trefecca Motte.
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 Trefecca Motte.
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 2 miles north of Trefecca Motte.
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.
Llandyfaelog Tre’r-graig
Hamlet
Llandyfaelog Tre'r-graig is a hamlet in Powys, Wales. It is in the Felin-fach community and historically in Brecknockshire. There are several forms of the name, including Llandefaelog Tre'r Graig, with Tre'r-graig added to distinguish between it from Llandyfaelog, Carmarthenshire, and nearby Llandyfaelog Fach. Llandyfaelog Tre’r-graig is situated 1½ miles southwest of Trefecca Motte.
Trefecca Motte
- 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—“Trefecca Motte” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Trefecca Motte”
- Swedish: “Trefecca Motte”
- Welsh: “Castell Trefeca”
- Welsh: “Trefecca Castle Mound”
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