Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
6849
Building Number
Grade
I
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
16/12/1976
Date of Amendment
04/11/2005
Name of Property
Ely Tower of Brecon Castle
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Brecon
Town
Brecon
Locality
Brecon
Easting
304341
Northing
228793
Street Side
N
Location
On motte to NE of Castle Hotel, within walled grounds of Bishop's Residence.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
The remains of the castle are now separated by Castle Square. A motte and bailey castle probably with wooden buildings was established by Bernard de Neufmarche by 1093. Later rebuilding of this keep in stone, probably by William de Breos, holder of castle in late C12.
Exterior
Remains of stone castle keep. The Ely Tower was a polygonal tower or shell keep of stone similar to the structure at Tretower Castle
Interior
Reason for designation
Graded I as remains of major medieval castle.
Scheduled Ancient Monument Cadw Ref BR022 (POW).
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