Cefnllys

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Cefnllys is an abandoned ghost village, formerly a medieval castle town and borough, near Llandrindod Wells in Radnorshire, Wales. The settlement was founded during the 13th century by the Mortimer family in order to strengthen their hold on land in the vicinity of the Cefnllys Castle, with which the town was closely associated. The town was probably intended to become the primary settlement of the lordship and cantref of Maelienydd, but was unsuccessful and declined during the 14th century as a result of bubonic plague outbreaks, economic isolation and military insecurity. Despite this, Cefnllys retained its borough status until the 19th century. ()

Coordinates: 52°15'21"N, 3°20'25"W

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Nearby attractions include: National Cycle Collection, Albert Hall, Our Lady of Ransom and the Holy Souls Church, Cwmhir Abbey.

2 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum
National Cycle Collection, Llandrindod Wells
51 min walk • The National Cycle Museum for the UK is a collection of bicycles through the ages established in 1981 in premises on the estate of Belton House, near Grantham. After the National Trust were gifted the house the museum was without premises until a new location at Lincoln was offered.
2.1 miSW
Concerts and shows, Concert hall, Theater
Albert Hall, Llandrindod Wells
55 min walk • The Albert Hall is a period Victorian theatre in Llandrindod Wells in Powys, Wales. Originally built as a church hall in 1896, it became a theatre in 1922, with the addition of an art-deco foyer.
2.1 miSW
Church
Our Lady of Ransom and the Holy Souls Church, Llandrindod Wells
55 min walk • Our Lady of Ransom and the Holy Souls Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Llandrindod Wells. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1907. It was rebuilt in 1972. Its original foundation was the only church the Jesuits built in central Wales.
5.5 miN
Monastery
Cwmhir Abbey
140 min walk • Cwmhir Abbey, near Llandrindod Wells in Powys, is a Welsh Cistercian monastery founded in 1176 by Cadwallon ap Madog. A spurious tale was later recorded that the abbey was founded in 1143 by Meredudd ap Maelgwn at Ty-faenor, and then refounded at the present location near the village of Abbeycwmhir in 1176.
5.6 miN
Museum, History museum
Abbey Cwmhir Hall
143 min walk • Abbey-Cwm-Hir Hall is a neo-Elizabethan country house in the Welsh county of Powys.
3.9 miS
Prehistoric site
Gilwern Hill
99 min walk • Gilwern Hill is a hill about 3 mi / 5 km southeast of Llandrindod Wells in the county of Powys, Wales.
6.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gwaunceste Hill
162 min walk • Gwaunceste Hill is a 542-metre-high hill in the county of Powys in east Wales. It falls within the communities of Gladestry and Glascwm around 4 km east of the village of Hundred House and about 2 km north of the hamlet of Glascwm.
4.3 miN
Forts and castles
Buddugre Castle
111 min walk • Buddugre Castle was a motte and bailey defensive fortification overlooking the River Ithon, located in the community of Llanddewi Ystradenny, in Radnorshire, Wales.