Cwrt-y-Gollen
Crickhowell
Cadet Training Centre - Cwrt-y-Gollen
Cwrt-y-Gollen is located in Powys
Cwrt-y-Gollen
Cwrt-y-Gollen
Location within Powys
Coordinates51°50′44″N 03°06′48″W / 51.84556°N 3.11333°W / 51.84556; -3.11333
TypeBarracks
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
Operator British Army
Site history
Built1963
Built forWar Office
In use1963–present

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

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]

Current use

Cwrt-y-Gollen training camp is currently used by several services of the British Armed Forces. Most notably by the British Army as a reserve center for B Detachment (North), 203 (Welsh) Multi-Role Medical Regiment.[3]

It is also the headquarters for the Gwent and Powys Army Cadet Force (ACF).[4]

References

  1. ^ "Welsh Infantry Brigade Depot". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 8 May 1958. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Cwrt-y-Gollen Camp, Crickhowell". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 29 January 1987. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Army Reserve Centre". Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Gwent and Powys". Army Cadets. Retrieved 22 July 2022.


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