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Tretower Castle |
3
miles North-West of Chrickhowell, off A479
Built by a Norman knight named Picard, it was taken by the Welsh in
1233 but became English when the uprising was crushed. Seized
again during an uprising in 1322, it was back in English hands
in 1403. In the 14th century a manor house had been added and in the
15th century the Vaughan's rebuilt this with Tretower Court becoming
the lord's residence. It was the residence of the Vaughan family until
1783. Now the buildings are well preserved, with some reconstruction. more
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