Tretower Castle
Powys, Wales
Tretower Castle is a castle in Powys, Wales, first built in 1200. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Tretower Court, 0.1 mi away.
Tretower Castle at a glance
Built
1200
12th century
Type
Castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Grade I listed building
Nearest castle
Tretower Court
0.1 mi away
About Tretower Castle
Tretower Castle (Welsh: Castell Tretŵr) is a Grade I-listed ruined castle in the village of Tretower in the county of Powys, Wales. It was built around the beginning of the twelfth century as a motte and bailey castle and this was probably replaced mid-century by a stone shell keep.
From the Wikipedia article on Tretower Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tretower Castle sits at 51.8839, -3.1856 in Powys. The closest other castles are Tretower Court (0.1 mi), Porth-Mawr Gatehouse (2.6 mi) and Blaenllynfi Castle (2.7 mi). Powys has 40 castles in all.
