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The village of Trecastle is situated on the A 40 trunk
road between Brecon and Llandovery.
Trecastle was at one time an old coaching village
on the route from Gloucester to Llandovery. Evidence for
this can still be seen by the continuing presence of some of the old
inns which provided accommodation for travellers. on
reaching Trecastle.
If you turn onto the minor road
adjacent to one of the old coaching inns, the Castle hotel. this minor
road leads to the Usk Reservoir, and the
scenic route to Llanddeusant with its splendid views of the Carmarthen
Fans.
Trecastle is named
after an early 12th century motte and bailey fortification
built by Bernard de Neufmarche, only half the brother of the William the
Conqueror. it is the largest example of a Motte and Bailey to be found
in the National Park. Near the
village can be found the site of Y
Pigwn - an important Roman military overnight marching camp.
In Trecastle today you will find a few places to eat
and drink, some antique shops and overnight accommodation.
The Castle Coaching Inn
An Award Winning 3 Star Country Hotel and Restaurant
Trecastle, Brecon, Powys. LD3 8UH
Wales, United Kingdom Tel: 01874 636354 ~ Fax:
01874 636457
Email:
enquiries@castle-coaching-inn.co.uk
The A 40 Trunk Road between Brecon and Llandovery passes through
Trecastle. Near the appropriately named hamlet of Halfway located
between Trecastle and Llandovery there is a noticeable obelisk on the
roadside which commemorates a coach full of passengers which went over
the edge and down into the adjoining river Valley in 1835. The
stage coach was driven by a drunken driver and the obelisk which is
known locally as the "coachman's cautionary" or the "mail coach pillar"
is one of the earliest warnings against drink driving.
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