Rhayader Castle
Powys, Wales
Rhayader Castle is a castle in Powys, Wales. Today it stands as a ruin. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Buddugre Castle, 8.3 mi away.
Rhayader Castle at a glance
Type
Castle
Condition
Ruin
Heritage status
scheduled monument
National Monument of Wales
Nearest castle
Buddugre Castle
8.3 mi away
About Rhayader Castle
Rhayader Castle is the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle in the town of Rhayader, Powys, Wales. The available documentary sources are not clear enough to distinguish between this site and the castle mound across the river and one or the other was probably built by Rhys ap Gruffydd, Prince of Deheubarth, in 1177.
From the Wikipedia article on Rhayader Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rhayader Castle sits at 52.3007, -3.5145 in Powys. The closest other castles are Buddugre Castle (8.3 mi), Cefnllys Castle (8.5 mi) and Tinboeth Castle (8.9 mi). Powys has 40 castles in all.
