Crickhowell Castle
Crickhowell Castle is a Grade I listed building in Crickhowell, Wales, now largely ruined. An alternative name, "Alisby's Castle", is sometimes used; this is thought to be after a former governor of the castle, Gerald Alisby.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Niki.L, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: castle in Crickhowell, Powys, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Alisby Castle”, “Alisby’s Castle”, and “Castell Crucywel”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Edmund’s Church, Crickhowell and Bethabara Baptist Church.
St Edmund’s Church, Crickhowell
Church
Photo: Rick Crowley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Edmund's Church is located in Crickhowell, in southeastern Powys, Wales. Built in the early 14th century, the church is dedicated to Saint Edmund the king and martyr. St Edmund’s Church, Crickhowell is situated 800 feet northwest of Crickhowell Castle.
Bethabara Baptist Church
Church
Photo: WelshDave, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bethabara Baptist Church is situated 830 feet west of Crickhowell Castle.
Memorial Fountain,High Street
Monument
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Memorial Fountain,High Street is a monument, which is situated 640 feet north of Crickhowell Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llangattock and Llangenny.
Llangattock
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llangattock is a village, community and electoral ward in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, Wales. It lies in the Usk Valley just across the river from the town of Crickhowell.
Llangenny
Hamlet
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llangenny is a village in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Powys, Wales. It is in the lower reaches of the Grwyne Fawr. The Vale of Grwyney community consists of Glangrwyney, Llanbedr, and Llangenny.
Glangrwyney
Village
Glangrwyney or Glangrwyne is a village 2 miles southeast of Crickhowell in Powys, Wales. The village is where the Grwyne Fawr has its confluence with the River Usk, southeast of the Sugar Loaf and at the junction of the road from Gilwern with the A40 trunk road. Glangrwyney is situated 1½ miles southeast of Crickhowell Castle.
Crickhowell Castle
- Categories: castle ruin, castle, and historic site
- Location: Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.8572° or 51° 51′ 26″ northLongitude
-3.13709° or 3° 8′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C3RVV47+V5OpenStreetMap ID
node 30808917OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q17743117
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Crickhowell Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Alisby Castle”
- Danish: “Crickhowell Castle”
- German: “Crickhowell Castle”
- Hebrew: “טירת קריקהאוול”
- Swedish: “Alisby Castle”
- Swedish: “Crickhowell Castle”
- Welsh: “Castell Crucywel”
- Welsh: “Crickhowell Castle”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cricket Pitch and Dragon Inn.
Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Crickhowell Castle”. Photo: Niki.L, CC BY-SA 4.0.