01/03/2022
Abergavenny Castle
Built by Hamelin de Ballon around 1087 to a traditional motte-and-bailey configuration. Initially timber, rebuilding in stone starting as early as 1100.
The refurbishment of the museum shop is complete.
Museum History
Friends of Abergavenny Museum committee saved the crumbling Regency 'Castle House' on the site of the Norman keep from demolition. They raised funds to create the first Abergavenny Museum in 1959. The committee went on to found Abergavenny Local History Society.
https://www.abergavennylocalhistorysociety.org.uk/AbergavennyMuseum/