Bronllys Castle
| Bronllys Castle | ||
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 Bronllys Castle: Mound and Round Tower |
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| Creation time : | 1140s | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg (Motte) | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Standing position : | Welsh nobility | |
| Construction: | Quarry stone | |
| Place: | Bronllys | |
| Geographical location | 52 ° 0 '14 " N , 3 ° 14' 25.8" W | |
| Height: | 124 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference | |
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Bronllys Castle is the ruin of a lowland castle of the type of a motte (Motte) in the municipality Bronllys between cities Brecon and Talgarth in the Welsh county of Powys .
history
The moth is south of the village on the road to Talgarth. It was built in 1144 or shortly after, when Walter de Clifford († 1190) received the district from Roger Fitzmiles, 2nd Earl of Hereford . Walter de Clifford seems to have been responsible for building the round tower on the mound . It caught fire in 1165 and a stone falling from the battlements killed Earl Roger's only surviving brother, Mahel de Hereford . In September 1233 Walter de Clifford's grandson, also called Walter de Clifford († 1263), had a force of over 200 men stationed here, who defended the castle against his father-in-law, Llywelyn from Iorwerth . The castle fell from the Cliffords to the Giffards and then to the De Bohuns , Earls of Hereford .
In 1399 King Henry IV took all De Bohun holdings. The castle was reinforced in the early years of Owain Glyndŵr's rebellion against his attacks in the early 15th century. Bronllys Castle was never retaken, but in 1583 it fell into disrepair. In the short time it was owned by the Duke of Buckingham , nothing was improved on this condition and from 1521 the castle was again in possession of the crown. She stayed there ever since.
Today Bronllys Castle is administered by Cadw , the Welsh heritage protection agency. It is open to visitors from April to October.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lise Hull: Bronllys Castle . In: The Castles of Wales . Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ Bronllys Castle . Cadw. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
swell
- PM Remfry: The Castles of Breconshire . Logaston, 1999.
