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Crickhowell Castle.Engraving of Crickhowell Castle (1805) by James Basire Detail of Crickhowell Bridge. There is a primary school and a secondary school; both act as a central point for a large catchment area.
A branch of the family constructed a large mansion at Crickhowell, Cwrt Carw (Cwrt-y-Carw), and Porth-Mawr (Great Gate) was built as a grand gatehouse entrance to the mansion in the late 15th century. [1] The mansion itself was torn down in the 19th century after a serious fire, and a new house was built on the site in around 1825. [2]
Ogof y Daren Cilau is one of the longest cave systems in the United Kingdom (over 26 kilometres/16 miles in total) and the entrance section is long, tight and strenuous, making the trip into the further parts of the cave a serious undertaking. [3]
[7] [3] Crickhowell House was used as a temporary debating chamber for the National Assembly for Wales from 1999 until its new building, also originally known as the Senedd, was opened in 2006. On 25 June 2008 the Prince of Wales officially opened Siambr Hywel , the National Assembly's youth debating chamber and education centre, based on the ...
Crug Hywel is an Iron Age Celtic hillfort, [1] with a clearly visible earth and stone ditch and rampart. [2] Crug Hywel is approached by a couple of public footpaths across farmland from Crickhowell and Llanbedr and visited by the Beacons Way.
Crickhowell Castle (Welsh: Castell Crucywel) is a Grade I listed building in Crickhowell, Wales, now largely ruined. An alternative name, "Alisby's Castle", is sometimes used; [ 1 ] this is thought to be after a former governor of the castle, Gerald Alisby.
Crickhowell Bridge is an 18th-century bridge that spans the River Usk in Crickhowell, Powys, Wales. The main A4077 road to Gilwern crosses it. The bridge is claimed to be the longest stone bridge in Wales [1] [2] at over 128 metres (420 ft). It is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled monument.
The A479, officially also known as the Glanusk Park (Crickhowell)—Llyswen Trunk Road, is a trunk road in Wales. It connects Crickhowell to Llyswen via the Rhiangoll valley and Talgarth , running through the Brecon Beacons National Park .