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The ruins of Blaenllyfni Castle

Blaenllynfi Castle (Welsh: Castell Blaenllynfi) is a privately owned ruinous stone castle near the village of Bwlch in southern Powys, Wales. It was probably built in the early thirteenth century. It was captured several times during the rest of the century and apparently was never fully repaired afterwards and fell into ruins. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

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Blaenllynfi Castle

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Blaenllynfi Castle (Welsh: Castell Blaenllynfi) is a privately owned ruinous stone castle near the village of Bwlch in southern Powys, Wales. It was probably...

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Talgarth

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Lordship of Blaenllynfi, ruled by Peter FitzHerbert. Although the caput[clarification needed] of the latter lordship was officially Blaenllynfi Castle, Talgarth...

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Bwlch

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Allwys and was once guarded by Blaenllynfi Castle, a Norman castle, now a ruin. Three miles to the east are Tretower Castle and Tretower Court, now in the...

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Cathedine

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the late 12th century formed part of the medieval Marcher lordship of Blaenllynfi (of which Talgarth was the main town), which eventually came into the...

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Reginald FitzPiers

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following the death of his brother inherited the minor Marcher Lordship of Blaenllynfi from him. FitzPiers was the second son of Peter FitzHerbert and Alice...

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Lordship of Brecknock

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erecting it into a new and distinct Marcher Lordship - the Lordship of Blaenllynfi (also known after its most significant town, Talgarth) - giving the latter...

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Llynvi and Ogmore Railway

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Allen's spelter works in 1831. The line was soon extended further to the Blaenllynfi Colliery, in present-day Caerau; the colliery was alongside what is now...

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