Rhayader Castle, Rhayader

Name: Rhayader Castle
Address: Rhayader, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Rhayader

Top attraction, Forts and castles

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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. At that time the river formed the border between Gwrtheyrnion and the independent state of Buellt; the town of Rhayader is on the Gwrtheyrnion side of the river. ()

Coordinates: 52°18'2"N, 3°30'54"W

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Rhayader Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Albert Hall, Willow Globe Theatre, Elan aqueduct, Elan Valley.

7 miSE
Concerts and shows, Concert hall, Theater
Albert Hall, Llandrindod Wells
178 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.
3.2 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Willow Globe Theatre, Rhayader
83 min walk • The Willow Globe Theatre is an open air community theatre in Powys, Wales. It is a scaled-down version of the Globe Theatre in London, about a third of its size in diameter and similar to the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park in London.
4.3 miSW
Aqueduct
Elan aqueduct
110 min walk • The Elan aqueduct crosses Wales and the Midlands of England, running eastwards from the Elan Valley Reservoirs in Mid Wales to Birmingham's Frankley Reservoir, carrying drinking water for Birmingham.
4.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Elan Valley
105 min walk • The Elan Valley is a river valley situated to the west of Rhayader, in Powys, Wales, sometimes known as the "Welsh Lake District". It covers 70 square miles of lake and countryside.
6.9 miSE
Church
Our Lady of Ransom and the Holy Souls Church, Llandrindod Wells
175 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.
5.7 miE
Monastery
Cwmhir Abbey
147 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.
~1290 ftE
Vernacular architecture
Old Swan, Rhayader
7 min walk • The Old Swan is a former historic public house at the centre of Rhayader, Powys, Wales. The buildings are timber framed and while there is a datestone of 1683, it is very probable that it is late 16th century, if not earlier.
0.8 miE
52°17'56"N • 3°29'50"W
Gigrin Red Kitr Feeding Centre, Rhayader
20 min walk • Farm
5.7 miE
Museum, History museum
Abbey Cwmhir Hall
147 min walk • Abbey-Cwm-Hir Hall is a neo-Elizabethan country house in the Welsh county of Powys.
3.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Garreg Lwyd
95 min walk • Garreg Lwyd is a hill in Mid Wales, between the towns of Rhayader and Llangurig. It rises to the east above the A470 as it follows the Wye Valley. The Bryn Titli Wind Farm is situated on an area of flatter moorland to the north-west. Red kites frequent the area.
7.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Red Lion Hill
193 min walk • Red Lion Hill or Banc y Dolau is a hill in Powys, Wales, with a summit 484.6 metres above sea level. It is located in Mid Wales between the towns of Newtown and Llandrindod Wells, approximately three point two kilometres to the west of the A483 road.