Trefecca Motte, Trefeca

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Weynards Castle; Waynards castle; Castellum Waynardi

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

A house now lies within the bailey which has strong natural slopes on each side except to the SE. The construction of the railway from Hay to Brecon caused removal of most of the motte in the NW corner, leaving just a chord of the summit which is 6m long, 2.5m high, and now overgrown. An earthen dam on the E may have created a pond to its S and E. Waynard's Castle is an unidentified castle mentioned in mid C12 Charter, near Talgarth, identified as possible Trefecca Fawr by Remfry and as either Trefeca, Trefeca fawr or, most favoured, Garn y Castell by King.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Earthworks remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SO14183229

Modern Map from

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from

Good for general location

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1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

National Monuments Record number; 306055

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 541

Web site links
- http://www.castlewales.com/trefeca.html
Books
- Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles of Mid Wales (Malvern) p33
  Pettifer, Adrian, 2000, Welsh Castles, A Guide by Counties (Boydell Press) p18
  Remfry, Paul, 1998. Castles of Breconshire (Logaston Press) p174
  King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p20
Journal Articles
- Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1963, 'Early castles in Wales and the Marches: a preliminary list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol112 p77-124
  King, D.J.C., 1961, ‘The castles of Breconshire’ Brycheiniog Vol7 p92 no34

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