Powys Castle

Powys Castle, originally built c. 1200 as a fortress of the Welsh Princes of Powys. The castle sits on a rock above terraces with beautiful flowers and plants and overlooks a large garden that includes a lake, an orangery and an aviary.

The castle and its terraces viewed from the south-east.

Powys Castle (or Powis Castle or Welsh: Castell Coch) is a mediaeval castle, fortress and grand country mansion near the town of Welshpool, in Powys, Mid Wales. It is the residence of the Earl of Powis. The castle is built of sandstone. The rock is from New Red Sandstone of the Permian or Triassic periods.

The castle has extensive, attractive formal gardens, terraces, parkland, deerpark and landscaped estate. The property is under the care of the National Trust, who operate it under the name "Powis Castle and Garden". Queen Victoria visited the castle during her tour through England and Wales in 1832.

Powys Castle Media

Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury^[a]
The Hercules statue which stood originally in the Water Garden
The Outer Courtyard with the Fame statue in the foreground
Ground plan of Powis Castle*Fig. 53. Welshpool. Powis Castle (No. 932); Ground Plan.
Henrietta Clive, Countess of Powis whose marriage re-established the family fortune
Powys Castle, located in the county of Powys in Wales/UK, Interior
Powis Castle: The Orangery Terrace
A late 18th-century view showing the terraces and water garden
View along the Aviary Terrace
The Powis yews on the Top Terrace

Other websites

Powis Castle & Garden information at the National Trust Archived 2012-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
Castle Wales: Powis Castle

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