Talgarth Tower
Talgarth Tower is a tower in Talgarth, Powys, Wales. Talgarth Tower is situated nearby to Mid Wales Hospital, as well as near the village Bronllys.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bronllys Castle and Mid Wales Hospital.
Bronllys Castle
Castle
Photo: Keith Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 3,400 feet northwest of Talgarth Tower.
Mid Wales Hospital
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Mid Wales Hospital was a psychiatric hospital in Talgarth, Wales. Mid Wales Hospital is situated 3,200 feet southeast of Talgarth Tower.
Pwll y wrach
Waterfall
Pwll y wrach or Pwll-y-wrach is a feature on the River Ennig near Talgarth in south Powys, Wales. The river plunges in two separate streams over a lip of hard rock into a pool scoured in the softer mudstones of the underlying Raglan Mudstone formation. Pwll y wrach is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Talgarth Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Talgarth and Bronllys.
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
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Trefeca
Hamlet
Photo: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Tower
- Type: Tower
- Location: Talgarth, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.99577° or 51° 59′ 45″ northLongitude
-3.23257° or 3° 13′ 57″ westElevation
417 feet (127 metres)Open location code
9C3RXQW8+8XGeoNames ID
6288029
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