Hay Castle

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Hay Castle is a medieval fortification and 17th-century mansion house in the small town of Hay-on-Wye in Powys, Wales. Originally constructed as part of the Norman invasion of Wales, the castle was designed as a ringwork overlooking the town in either the late 11th or the early 12th centuries. It was rebuilt in stone around 1200 by the de Braose family and then had a turbulent history, being attacked and burnt several times during the First and Second Barons' Wars, the wars with the Welsh princes, the rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr and the Wars of the Roses. In the 17th century a Jacobean mansion house was built alongside the medieval keep and the property became a private home. Serious fires in 1939 and 1977 gutted the castle and, despite repairs in the 1980s, by the early 21st century much of the building was derelict and unstable. Since 2011 it has been owned by Hay Castle Trust who have restored the property to form a centre for arts, literature and learning. Following the restoration, partly funded by grants from the National Lottery Heritage Fund of over £5m, the castle opened to the public on 26 May 2022.

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castle, heritage center, castle ruin, United Kingdom, 

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Location: 52.0737, -3.1257, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,  
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  • Crickhowell Castle ⓘ
    castle in Crickhowell, Powys, Wales, UK  
  • Grosmont Castle ⓘ
    castle in Monmouthshire, Wales, UK  
  • Kilpeck Castle ⓘ
    castle in Herefordshire, England, UK  
  • Longtown Castle ⓘ
    Norman fortification in Longtown, England  
  • Hay Castle ⓘ
    castle and Jacobean mansion in Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales, UK  
  • Abergavenny Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed building in Abergavenny. Ruined castle in the market town of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales  
  • White Castle ⓘ
    castle in Monmouthshire, Wales, UK  
  • The Weir Garden ⓘ
    National Trust property in Herefordshire, England
  • Abergavenny Museum ⓘ
    Local Authority Museum in Wales
  • Herefordshire Light Infantry Museum ⓘ
    museum in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
  • Howell Harris Museum ⓘ
    museum in Brecon
  • Radnorshire Museum ⓘ
    museum in Llandrindod Wells, Wales, United Kingdom
  • The Judge's Lodging ⓘ
    museum in Presteigne
  • Tretower Court Museum ⓘ
    historic house museum
  • Black and White House Museum ⓘ
    Museum in Hereford, England, United Kingdom
  • The Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh ⓘ
    military museum in Powys, Wales
  • Waterworks Museum - Hereford ⓘ
    museum in Hereford, England, United Kingdom
  • Museum of Cider ⓘ
    museum in Hereford, England, United Kingdom
  • Kington Museum and History Centre ⓘ
    museum in Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
  • Mappa Mundi and Chained Library Exhibition ⓘ
    museum within Hereford Cathedral, Herefordshire, England, UK
  • National Cycle Collection ⓘ
    bicycle museum in Wales
  • Violette Szabo Gc Museum ⓘ
    museum in Wormelow, England, UK
  • The Thomas Shop Museum ⓘ
    museum in Penybont, Powys, Wales, UK
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TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
linkpagelisted building page@Wikidata
linkpageCoflein page@Wikidata
linkpageGatehouse Gazetteer page@Wikidata
sitecastleCrickhowell Castlecastle, castle ruinWikidata
sitecastleGrosmont CastlecastleWikidata
sitecastleKilpeck CastlecastleWikidata
sitecastleLongtown CastlecastleWikidata
sitecastle1070Hay Castlecastle ruin, castle, heritage centerWikidata
sitecastle1087Abergavenny CastlecastleWikidata
sitecastle1130White CastlecastleWikidata
sitegardenThe Weir GardengardenWikidata
sitemuseumAbergavenny Museumlocal museum, local authority museumWikidata
sitemuseumHerefordshire Light Infantry Museumindependent museum, regimental museumWikidata
sitemuseumHowell Harris Museummuseum, organizationWikidata
sitemuseumRadnorshire Museumlocal museum, local authority museumWikidata
sitemuseumThe Judge's Lodgingorganization, community museum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseumTretower Court Museumhistoric house museumWikidata
sitemuseum1874Hereford Museum and Art Galleryart museum, local museum, local authority museumWikidata
sitemuseum1928Black and White House Museummuseum, local authority museumWikidata
sitemuseum1935The Regimental Museum of The Royal Welshindependent museum, regimental museumWikidata
sitemuseum1974Waterworks Museum - Herefordmuseum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum1981Museum of Ciderindependent museum, food museumWikidata
sitemuseum1986Kington Museum and History Centremuseum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum1996Mappa Mundi and Chained Library ExhibitionmuseumWikidata
sitemuseum1997National Cycle Collectionmuseum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum2000Violette Szabo Gc MuseummuseumWikidata
sitemuseum2003The Thomas Shop MuseummuseumWikidata
commonsimageHay Castle (1131621) Commons
commonsimageHay Castle Commons
commonsimageHay, Breconshire Commons
commonsimageGate Of Hay Castle Commons
commonsimageHay - Brecknockshire Commons
commonsimageHay, Brecknockshire (1132426) Commons
commonsimageHay Castle and Mansion, Castle Street, Hay on Wye Commons
commonsimageHay Castle Commons
commonsimageHay Castle Commons
commonsimageHay Castle, Hay on Wye - panoramio Commons
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