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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Pete Chapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Myarth and Pen Cerrig-calch.
Myarth
Peak
Myarth is a hill in the Usk Valley in the county of Powys in South Wales, about 2 miles west of Crickhowell. Its summit at 292 metres is covered by trees, whilst the larger part of its slopes are also wooded.
Pen Cerrig-calch
Peak
Photo: Charles Fryett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pen Cerrig-calch is a subsidiary summit of Waun Fach in the Black Mountains in the Brecon Beacons National Park in southern Powys, Wales. Its summit, at a height of 701 m, is marked by a trig point. 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 of Waun Fach and the third highest peak in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. A very recognisable and prominent peak of the Black Mountains, it lies near the end of the more westerly of Waun Fach's two broad southern ridges. 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 District, in the southern part of the county of Powys in Wales. It lies on the A479 road within the Brecon Beacons National Park at the foot of the Black Mountains just off the Usk Valley.
Cwmdu
Village
Photo: Rugbydave45, CC BY 3.0.
Cwmdu or Llanfihangel Cwmdu is a small village in the community of Cwmdu and District, situated in the heart of the Black Mountains in Powys, Wales. Its name is derived from the Welsh language "Cwm Du", which means 'Black Valley'. 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 in Powys, Wales, about 4 miles west of Crickhowell and 9 miles south-east of Brecon. The River Usk flows through the village as does the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal. 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″ northLongitude
-3.18584° or 3° 11′ 9″ westElevation
292 feet (89 metres)Open location code
9C3RVRM7+HMOpenStreetMap ID
way 1361437235OpenStreetMap feature
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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”
- Welsh: “Castell Tretŵr”
- Welsh: “Tretower Castle”
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