Tretower Court
Tretower Court is a medieval fortified manor house in Wales, situated in the village of Tretower, near Crickhowell in modern-day Powys, previously within the historical county of Breconshire or Brecknockshire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tretower Castle and Myarth.
Tretower Castle
Castle
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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. Tretower Castle is situated 470 feet northwest of Tretower Court.
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
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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 Court.
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
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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 Court.
Llangynidr
Village
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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 Court.
Tretower Court
- Type: Tower
- Description: Grade I listed fortified manor house in Cwmdu, Powys, Wales.
- Categories: museum building, fortified manor house, and house
- Location: Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From German to Welsh—“Tretower Court” goes by many names.
- German: “Tretower Court”
- Welsh: “Llys Tre-tŵr”
- Welsh: “Maenordy Tre-tŵr”
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