St Clement's Church, Rhayader

The oldest town in Mid Wales, the abundance of cairns and standing stones bears witness that man inhabited the area several thousand years BCE. Rhayader has always been a natural stopping point for travellers - the Romans had a stop-over camp in the Elan Valley, Monks travelled between the Abbeys of Strata Florida and Abbeycwmhir and drovers headed to the lucrative markets with their livestock. While Rhayader is known to date to the 5th Century, it wasn't until the 12th Century that documented history of the town began with the building of a Castle in 1177. Little remains today, with the exception of a dry moat that can be seen from Wauncapel Park. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhayader)