Brecon Town Walls

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Aberhonddu

In the community of Brecon.
In the historic county of Brecknockshire (Modern authority of Powys, preserved county of Powys).

Traces remain of medieval wall on a strong bank. Area was oval, on the far side of a small river from the castle. Section from Lower Watergate (Nprn305721) SO04422841 to c.SO04512838, along Captain's Walk has remains of bank preserved in gardens to the N and battered medieval wall base incorporated in current boundary walls. Tower remains at SO04672847 with remains of bank extending 20m NNE. Section of wall at SO04622859 marked "Town Wall" on OS Landline is thought to be modern.

This site has been described as a;
Urban Defence.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Masonry foundations remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SO04502838

Sources of information, references and further reading

Books

Creighton, O.H. and Higham, R.A., 2005, Medieval Town Walls (Stroud: Tempus) p18, 27, 67, 83, 92, 270
Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles of Mid Wales (Malvern) p13
Pettifer, Adrian, 2000, Welsh Castles, A Guide by Counties (Boydell Press) p8-9
Remfry, Paul, 1998. Castles of Breconshire (Logaston Press)
Bond, C.J., 1987, 'Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Defences', in Schofield, J. and Leech, R. (eds) Urban Archaeology in Britain (CBA Research Report) p92-116
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p23
Barley M.W., 1975, 'Town Defences in England and Wales after 1066' in Barley (ed) Medieval Towns in England and Wales (CBA research reports) pp57-71
Turner, H.L., 1971, Town Defences in England and Wales (London) p211
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co) p248
Jones, Theophilius, 1898, A History of the County of Brecknock (Brecknock) Vol2 p179-81

Journal Articles

Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1967, 'Masonry castles in Wales and the Marches: a list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol116 p71-132

Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)

Toulmin-Smith, Lucy (ed), 1964, The itinerary of John Leland in or about the years 1535-1543 (Centaur Press) Vol3 p105

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