Hay Castle

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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  Crickhowell Castle ⓘ
  castle in Crickhowell, Powys, Wales, UK  

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  Grosmont Castle ⓘ
  castle in Monmouthshire, Wales, UK  

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  Kilpeck Castle ⓘ
  castle in Herefordshire, England, UK  

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  Longtown Castle ⓘ
  Norman fortification in Longtown, England  

• File:Hay Castle - geograph.org.uk - 7204680.jpg

  Hay Castle ⓘ
  castle and Jacobean mansion in Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales, UK  

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  Abergavenny Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed building in Abergavenny. Ruined castle in the market town of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales  

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  White Castle ⓘ
  castle in Monmouthshire, Wales, UK  

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  The Weir Garden ⓘ
  National Trust property in Herefordshire, England

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  Abergavenny Museum ⓘ
  Local Authority Museum in Wales

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  Herefordshire Light Infantry Museum ⓘ
  museum in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Howell Harris Museum ⓘ
  museum in Brecon

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  Radnorshire Museum ⓘ
  museum in Llandrindod Wells, Wales, United Kingdom

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  The Judge's Lodging ⓘ
  museum in Presteigne

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  Tretower Court Museum ⓘ
  historic house museum

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  Hereford Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  Local museum in Hereford, England, United Kingdom

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  Black and White House Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Hereford, England, United Kingdom

• File:Entrance to the South Wales Borderers Museum, Brecon - geograph.org.uk - 2678184.jpg

  The Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh ⓘ
  military museum in Powys, Wales

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  Waterworks Museum - Hereford ⓘ
  museum in Hereford, England, United Kingdom

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  Museum of Cider ⓘ
  museum in Hereford, England, United Kingdom

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  Kington Museum and History Centre ⓘ
  museum in Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Mappa Mundi and Chained Library Exhibition ⓘ
  museum within Hereford Cathedral, Herefordshire, England, UK

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  National Cycle Collection ⓘ
  bicycle museum in Wales

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  Violette Szabo Gc Museum ⓘ
  museum in Wormelow, England, UK

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  The Thomas Shop Museum ⓘ
  museum in Penybont, Powys, Wales, UK

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1087 Abergavenny Castle

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1130 White Castle

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1874 Hereford Museum and Art Gallery

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1928 Black and White House Museum

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1935 The Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh

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1974 Waterworks Museum - Hereford

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1981 Museum of Cider

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1986 Kington Museum and History Centre

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1996 Mappa Mundi and Chained Library Exhibition

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1997 National Cycle Collection

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2000 Violette Szabo Gc Museum

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2003 The Thomas Shop Museum

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Hay Castle (1131621)

Hay Castle

Hay, Breconshire

Gate Of Hay Castle

Hay - Brecknockshire

Hay, Brecknockshire (1132426)

Hay Castle and Mansion, Castle Street, Hay on Wye

Hay Castle

Hay Castle

Hay Castle, Hay on Wye - panoramio

• Hay on Wye Castle 1066 to 1298 - book published in 1995

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Coflein page@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Crickhowell Castle	castle, castle ruin	Wikidata
site	castle		Grosmont Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Kilpeck Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Longtown Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1070	Hay Castle	castle ruin, castle, heritage center	Wikidata
site	castle	1087	Abergavenny Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1130	White Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	garden		The Weir Garden	garden	Wikidata
site	museum		Abergavenny Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Herefordshire Light Infantry Museum	independent museum, regimental museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Howell Harris Museum	museum, organization	Wikidata
site	museum		Radnorshire Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Judge's Lodging	organization, community museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Tretower Court Museum	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1874	Hereford Museum and Art Gallery	art museum, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1928	Black and White House Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1935	The Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh	independent museum, regimental museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	Waterworks Museum - Hereford	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1981	Museum of Cider	independent museum, food museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Kington Museum and History Centre	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Mappa Mundi and Chained Library Exhibition	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1997	National Cycle Collection	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Violette Szabo Gc Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2003	The Thomas Shop Museum	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Hay Castle (1131621)		Commons
commons	image		Hay Castle		Commons
commons	image		Hay, Breconshire		Commons
commons	image		Gate Of Hay Castle		Commons
commons	image		Hay - Brecknockshire		Commons
commons	image		Hay, Brecknockshire (1132426)		Commons
commons	image		Hay Castle and Mansion, Castle Street, Hay on Wye		Commons
commons	image		Hay Castle		Commons
commons	image		Hay Castle		Commons
commons	image		Hay Castle, Hay on Wye - panoramio		Commons