Crickhowell, in Welsh Crug Hywel, is named after the Iron Age fort that lies close to the town. The castle at its core (NPRN 92110) was founded in the twelfth century as a timber and earth motte and bailey, but this was refortified in stone in the late thirteenth to early fourteenth century. A notable feature is the bridge over the river (NPRN 23741), first recorded in 1538 but rebuilt in 1706.
RCAHMW, February 2011.
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application/pdfAWP - Archaeology Wales Project ArchivesArchaeology Wales Written Scheme of Investigation for an archaeological brief at 4 Orchard Court, Bridge Street, Crickhowell, September 2017. Project No 2558.
application/pdfAWP - Archaeology Wales Project ArchivesArchaeology Wales Report No 1624 "4 Orchard Court, Bridge Street, Crickhowell. Archaeological Watching Brief", prepared by Philip Poucher and Dan Moore, November 2017.
application/pdfKAM - K.A. Martin CollectionDigital report, entitled 'To the north of the River Usk between Crickhowell and Bwlch - with some speculations on the River Usk as a waterway'.
application/vnd.ms-excelAWP - Archaeology Wales Project ArchivesArchive metadata relating to project archive ref no P2558 relating to archaeological work at 4 Orchard Court, Bridge Street, Crickhowell, carried out by Archaeology Wales, 2017.
application/pdfBMA - Black Mountains Archaeology CollectionReport from an Archaeological Watching Brief for Crickhowell Conservative Club, High Street, Crickhowell, carried out by Black Mountains Archaeology in 2021. Report No. 179.
