Carreghofa was once home to a medieval fortress that protected a disputed piece of land. The Welsh Marches served as the centre point of a conflict that lasted centuries between the Kingdom of England and the Principalities of Wales.

Constructed originally in 1101 the castle was the site of countless battles during the next century. The castle was built under the supervision of local lord Robert de Belleme.

In 1163 the castle was captured by the Welsh in a daring raid before being captured by the English two years later.

By the end of the 12th century the castle was also used to protect the silver mines located in and around Llanymynech Rock.

When Richard the Lionheart was captured making his way home from the Third Crusade, a Kings ransom was demanded. His mother, the Queen Dowager Eleanor of Aquitaine wrote to the castle demanding they send copious amounts of silver from the mines. This is where the fate of the castle was sealed, as the silver mines had run dry.

By the 1230's the castle was destroyed. It now sits beneath the mud lost to history.

Image above By John Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13104560