Crickhowell

Crickhowell is a city in the Principal Area (administrative unit ) Powys in Mid-Wales.

Attractions

Crickhowell Castle is a medieval castle ruins. It was founded probably in the 12th century by the Norman family Turberville. 1272 the castle of broken stone was rebuilt after the plan of Sir Grimbald Pauncefote, who was married to Sybil, an heiress of the house Turberville. During the 14th century the castle was damaged in feuds in 1402 but expanded again by Sir John Pauncefote, the great-grandson of Sir Grimbald royal command as a fortress. Nevertheless, the castle was the attacks of Owain Glyndwr the Welsh national hero, who had been created by King Henry IV, do not resist. Since then, the construction of more or less ruin and remained uninhabitable since the mid-16th century.

Tourism

Crickhowell is a popular Welsh tourist resort. Most tourists use the city as a location for excursions, mountain biking, mountaineering, climbing, caving, paragliding and fly fishing. Popular destinations include the Black Mountains, the Brecon Beacons and the Brecon Mountain Railway.

Personalities

  • Walter Henry Cowan, (1871-1956), British admiral
  • George Everest (1790-1866), geographer
  • Dewi Morris (born 1964 ), rugby player and journalist
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