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Llanvetherine

To the east of the village stands one of the Three Castles, White Castle (CADW), which is so called because when it was built the masonry was rendered with gleaming white plaster, patches of which can still be seen. Starting life as a simple earthwork not long after the Norman Conquest, White Castle was rebuilt in stone during the late 12th and 13th century to provide, along with Skenfrith and Grosmont castles, a triangle of fortresses to control this strategic entry point into Wales. Situated in a beautiful and isolated place, the extensive ruins, including four D-shaped towers, are still able to conjure up the romance of the Middle Ages. Much later, during World War II, Hitler’s deputy, Rudolf Hess, fed the swans on the castle’s moat while held at a local mental hospital following his mysterious flight from Nazi Germany.

The Parish Church of St James the Elder dates from the 14th century, though it was restored in 1872. The Arts and Crafts pulpit dates from 1900.