Castell Du
Powys, Wales
Castell Du is a castle in Powys, Wales. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Castle Tump, 2.5 mi away.
Castell Du at a glance
Type
Castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
National Monument of Wales
Nearest castle
Castle Tump
2.5 mi away
Castles in Powys
40
Wales
About Castell Du
Castell Du (Welsh for 'black castle'), also known as Sennybridge Castle or Castell Rhyd-y-Briw, is located approximately eight miles west of Brecon in Powys, Wales, and is believed to be the work of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Wales. Its history is largely obscure, but a reference to a castle at Rhyd-y-Briw in a document of 1271 is believed to refer to the fortification, and it is not unreasonable to assume that work commenced on it during Llywelyn's triumphal years in the 1260s.
From the Wikipedia article on Castell Du, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castell Du sits at 51.9436, -3.5732 in Powys. The closest other castles are Castle Tump (2.5 mi), Aberysgir Castle (5.0 mi) and Brecon Castle (7.6 mi). Powys has 40 castles in all.
