Brecon Castle Hotel

The mountains dominate the town of Brecon and provide a picturesque backdrop to ballroom, gardens, restaurant and bar. The Brecon Beacons and the Brecon area have a long history of human habitation. Early settlements were mainly on the hilltops as the valleys would have been regularly flooded and covered in dense forest. Evidence has been found of the manufacture of flint tools on the castle site, dating back 4000 to 5000 years. North West of the hotel is the remains of Pen-y-Crug, an Iron Age hill fort.

It may well have been occupied when the Romans arrived - Two miles to the west of Brecon lays Y-Gaer. A roman fort covering nearly 5 acres - The fort was built around 5O AD and may have been occupied as late as 300 AD. The first regiment in occupation probably came from North West Spain. In the fifth Century the local ruler is said to have sent his daughter to Ireland in search of a husband. Many of her retinue of guards died on the journey.