- Trecastle
Trecastle ( _cy. Trecastell) is a
village inPowys ,Wales , on the edge of theBrecon Beacons National Park .Trecastle ("the town of the castle") is named after an early 12th century
motte-and-bailey fortification [http://www.castlewales.com/trecastl.html] , built byBernard de Neufmarche and designed to protect Brecon from attack from the west. Despite this purpose, the area continued to be threatened, withEdward I of England spending three days in Trecastle quelling arevolt in 1295. The fortification still exists, and is the largest of its type in the National Park.Trecastle is situated on the A40
trunk road betweenBrecon andLlandovery . Near the village is the site of "Y Pigwn", a Roman overnightmilitary camp . Much later, Trecastle was used by coach travellers as a stopping point on the route fromGloucester to Llandovery.By the 19th century Trecastle had 8 annual
fair s, its own gasworks, twoschool s, a grain mill, two smithies, 16 shops and numerouspub s. Between 1830 and 1914, Trecastle andLlywel (1 mile to the west) are said to have had two of the most importantwool mills inBrecknockshire . However, the arrival of arailway inSennybridge (2 miles to the east) meant that Trecastle later lost its place as the trading centre for the area.References
"Some of the information contained in this article has been adapted from the [http://www.castle-coaching-inn.co.uk/trecastle.html Castle Coaching Inn] 's website"
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