Hay Castle
Powys, Wales
Hay Castle is a ruined castle in Powys, Wales, first built in the 11th century. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Hay Tump Castle, 0.2 mi away.
Hay Castle at a glance
Built
1070
11th century
Type
Ruined castle
Condition
Ruin
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Grade I listed building
About Hay Castle
Hay Castle (Welsh: Castell y Gelli) is a medieval fortification and 17th-century mansion house in the small town of Hay-on-Wye in Powys, Wales. Originally constructed as part of the Norman invasion of Wales, the castle was designed as a ringwork overlooking the town in either the late 11th or the early 12th centuries.
From the Wikipedia article on Hay Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hay Castle sits at 52.0740, -3.1260 in Powys. The closest other castles are Hay Tump Castle (0.2 mi), Llanthomas Castle Mound (1.7 mi) and Clifford Castle (2.3 mi). Powys has 40 castles in all.
