Tretower Castle

Tretower Castle is a Grade I-listed ruined castle in the village of Tretower in the county of Powys, Wales. It was built around the beginning of the twelfth century as a motte and bailey castle and this was probably replaced mid-century by a stone shell keep.

Photo: Pete Chapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Myarth and Pen Cerrig-calch.

Myarth

Peak

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Myarth is a hill in the Usk Valley in the county…

Pen Cerrig-calch

Peak

Pen Cerrig-calch

Photo: Charles Fryett, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pen Cerrig-calch is a subsidiary summit of Waun Fach… Pen Cerrig-calch is situated 2 miles east of Tretower Castle.

Pen Allt-mawr

Peak

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pen Allt-mawr is a 719 metres high subsidiary summit… Pen Allt-mawr is situated 2½ miles northeast of Tretower Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tretower and Cwmdu.

Tretower

Village

Tretower is a hamlet in the community of Cwmdu and…

Cwmdu

Village

Photo: Rugbydave45, CC BY 3.0.

Cwmdu or Llanfihangel Cwmdu is a small village in the… Cwmdu is situated 1½ miles north of Tretower Castle.

Llangynidr

Village

Photo: Keith Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llangynidr is a village, community and electoral ward… Llangynidr is situated 2 miles southwest of Tretower Castle.

Tretower Castle

Type: Castle
Description: castle in the village of Tretower, Powys, Wales
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.884° or 51° 53′ 2″ north

Longitude

-3.18584° or 3° 11′ 9″ west

Elevation

292 feet (89 metres)

Open location code

9C3RVRM7+HM

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Tretower Castle” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Tretower Castle”
Danish: “Tretower Castle”
German: “Tretower Castle”
Japanese: “トレタワー城”
Swedish: “Tretower Castle”
Turkish: “Tretower Kalesi”
Welsh: “Castell Tretŵr”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Glanusk Estate and Felindre.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Tretower Substation and Ty Sinsir.

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Worth a closer look: Brecon and Welshpool.

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