Cwrt-y-Gollen | |
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Crickhowell | |
Coordinates | 51°50′44″N 03°06′48″W / 51.84556°N 3.11333°W |
Type | Barracks |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defence |
Operator | British Army |
Site history | |
Built | 1963 |
Built for | War Office |
In use | 1963–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.
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]
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]