Carreg Cennen Castle |
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There are few castles in Wales which can boast a more spectacular location than Carreg Cennen. Its stout, weatherbeaten ruins crown a precipitous limestone crag overlooking the remote Black Mountain in the western corner of the Brecon Beacons National Park.
The castle, although damaged over the centuries by warring forces and the elements, is charged with a sense of the past which eclipses many a better preserved historic site. The castle's origins are shrouded in obscurity. The existing stronghold, dating from around 1300, led a chequered life, falling into Welsh and English hands during the troubled medieval period.
Its fate was sealed in 1462 when this "robbers' den" was partially dismantled by 500 men with picks and crowbars. As today's visitors soon appreciate, an attack on the castle must have presented a daunting prospect. There is only one way up, a steep, grassy hill protected by a complicated system of defences. Approach from the opposite direction is impossible, for the castle tiptoes on the edge of a sheer 100 mtr cliff. A visit to this eagle's nest of a castle is an adventure below as well as above ground. A passageway cut into the cliff face leads to a natural cave beneath the fortifications which may have been inhabited in prehistoric times.
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Opening Times
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(2009 times)
1st April to 31st October:Daily 9.30am - 6.30pm. 1st November to 31st March 2007: Daily 9.30am - 4.00pm. Closed 25 December. Last admission 30 minutes before closing. |
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Admission Charges
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(2009 prices)
Adult £3.60; Concession £3.25. Family ticket (2 adults and all children/grandchildren under 16yrs) £10.50. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Children under 5yrs Free. |
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Directions
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| Minor roads from A483(T) to Trapp Village. |
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Carreg Cennen Castle Postcode for SatNav: SA19 6TS |
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Dinefwr Park & Newton House
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National Showcaves Centre for Wales
(10 Miles)*
Created 350 Million years ago the National Showcaves Centre for Wales, situated in the Brecon Beacons National Park gives you the opportunity to travel back though time. |
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Craig-y-nos Country Park
(11 Miles)*
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