Cwrt y Gollen

Cwrt y Gollen
Crickhowell

Cadet Training Centre - Cwrt y Gollen
Cwrt y Gollen
Location within Powys
Coordinates 51°50′44″N 03°06′48″W / 51.84556°N 3.11333°W / 51.84556; -3.11333Coordinates: 51°50′44″N 03°06′48″W / 51.84556°N 3.11333°W / 51.84556; -3.11333
Type Barracks
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
Operator  British Army
Site history
Built 1963
Built for War Office
In use 1963–1984

Cwrt y Gollen ("Hazel Court") was a British Army training base 2 miles (3 km) south-east of Crickhowell, just north of the A40 road and the River Usk.

History

Cwrt y Gollen became the regional centre for infantry training as the Welsh Brigade Depot in 1963.[1] It was announced in 1984 that the depot would close in the interests of economy.[2]

References

  1. "Welsh Infantry Brigade Depot". 8 May 1958. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  2. "Cwrt-y-Gollen Camp, Crickhowell". 29 January 1987. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
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