Cwrt-y-Gollen explained

Cwrt-y-Gollen
Type:Barracks
Map Type:Wales Powys
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Powys
Location:Crickhowell
Ownership:Ministry of Defence
Built:1963
Used:1963–present
Built For:War Office

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Welsh Infantry Brigade Depot. 8 May 1958. Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 18 April 2014.
  2. Web site: Cwrt-y-Gollen Camp, Crickhowell. 29 January 1987. Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 18 April 2014.
  3. Web site: Army Reserve Centre. live. Ministry of Defence. 16 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20201022134343/https://apply.army.mod.uk/what-we-offer/army-reserve-centres/wales/powys-cwrt-y-gollen-training-camp . 2020-10-22 .
  4. Web site: Gwent and Powys. Army Cadets. 22 July 2022.