Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Crickhowell Castle (remains of)
Crickhowell, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade I
- Broad class
- Defence
- Date of designation
- 19 July 1963
- Community
- Crickhowell
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.85739, -3.13785
- Cadw reference
- 7192
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated to the SE of the High Street in Recreation Ground between Castle Road and Beaufort Street.
History
The Castle, known as Alisby's Castle after Gerald Alisby the early to mid C14 governor, was formerly of Norman motte and bailey type. Rebuilt in late C13/early C14 by Sir Grimbald Pauncefote, disused in C15 and much pillaged since for local building.
Exterior
The masonry remains include an engaged round and rectangular random coursed rubble tower; crenellated parapet, narrow openings and early C14 ogee lancets with worn cusping. Various splayed openings to 3-storey and basement inner faces, fireplace at 1st floor level. View of 1893 shows the tower in more complete state.
Part of the former circular gate tower to the motte remains in the slope to NW.
Scheduled Ancient Monument BR111
Nearby in the register
- Crickhowell CastleCastleunder 1 mi
- 44 High StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 30 High StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 29 High StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.