Castles · South Wales
Blaenllyfni Castle
Blaenllyfni Castle — scheduled monument in Wales.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Blaenllyfni Castle is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "scheduled monument in Wales". Coordinates: 51.8980°, -3.2441°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Blaenllynfi Castle (Welsh: Castell Blaenllynfi) is a privately owned ruinous stone castle near the village of Bwlch in southern Powys, Wales. It was probably built in the early thirteenth century. It was captured several times during the rest of the century and apparently was never fully repaired afterwards and fell into ruins. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
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Background
History
It was the (head) of the Marcher Lordship of Blaenllynfi (the lands of which later became the barony of Talgarth). The Lordship was created in 1208, from part of the Lordship of Brecknock, when the Lord of Brecknock (William de Braose) fell out with King John in a spectacularly bad manner. The first Marcher Lord of Blaenllynfi was Peter FitzHerbert, William's cousin; their mothers were co-heirs of William de Hereford, former Lord of Brecknock. The castle was therefore most likely constructed in 1208–15; after that period the Braose family briefly managed to re-assert control over Blaenllynfi, as part of the general insurrection against King John, before the Lordship of Blaenllynfi was…
Description
The castle covered an area of approximately 78 by within a moat with dimensions of 120 by. The remains of walls, buttresses and towers can be found inside and they have been partially excavated by the owner. The site is an Ancient Scheduled Monument.
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- Coordinates
- 51.8980, -3.2441
- District
- Powys
- Parish
- Cwmdu and District
- Postcode
- LD3 7PZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
Sources
- wikidata: Q4923814 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Blaenllynfi Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Part of the remains of Blaenllyfni Castle 3480079 f5566f1b.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Blaenllyfni Castle?
- Blaenllyfni Castle is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LD3 7PZ), in the parish of Cwmdu and District.
- Is Blaenllyfni Castle a listed building?
- Blaenllyfni Castle is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Blaenllyfni Castle free to visit?
- Yes, Blaenllyfni Castle is free to enter.
- How do I get to Blaenllyfni Castle?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LD3 7PZ. It sits within the Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe parliamentary constituency.