Hay-on-Wye Town Walls

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Gelli; Tregelli

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

C13 stone wall. A roughly triangular area resting on an extensive, c.437m, river frontage, and extending c.372m to the SE, was enclosed by walls, described as being strong, by Leland, in 1535-43. Scarps survive between SO23014268 and SO23184243, whilst the circuit incorporated the castle in the S.

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.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SO22964245

Sources of information, references and further reading

Books

Creighton, O.H. and Higham, R.A., 2005, Medieval Town Walls (Stroud: Tempus) p27, 97, 273
Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles of Mid Wales (Malvern) p27
Pettifer, Adrian, 2000, Welsh Castles, A Guide by Counties (Boydell Press) p14
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 plan p63
Turner, H.L., 1971, Town Defences in England and Wales (London) p205

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)

William Camden, 1607, Britannia [http://www.philological.bham.ac.uk/cambrit/hertseng.html#breck3]
Toulmin-Smith, Lucy (ed), 1964, The itinerary of John Leland in or about the years 1535-1543 (Centaur Press) Vol3 p110-11
Chandler, John, 1993, John Leland's Itinerary: travels in Tudor England (Sutton Publishing) p226

Most of the sites or buildings recorded in this web site are NOT open to the public and permission to visit a site must always be sought from the landowner or tenant

The information on this web page may be derived from information compiled by and/or copyright of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Wales, the four welsh archaeological trusts and other indivduals and organisations.

It is an offence to disturb a Scheduled Ancient Monument without consent. It is a destruction of everyone's heritage to remove archaeological evidence from any site without proper recording and reporting. Don't use metal detectors on historic sites without authorisation.

Please help me to make this as useful a resource as possible by contacting me if you see errors or if you can add information.
I do acknowledge the help I get with this site.

¤¤¤¤¤