Colwyn Castle

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Colwyn Castle
Colwyn Castle at the Hundred House in Glascwm (Powys). One can clearly see the Roman fort, in the remains of which the castle was built, as well as the earthworks of the castle.

Colwyn Castle at the Hundred House in Glascwm (Powys). One can clearly see the Roman fort, in the remains of which the castle was built, as well as the earthworks of the castle.

Creation time : 11th or 12th century
Castle type : Niederungsburg
Conservation status: Burgstall
Standing position : Welsh nobility
Place: Llansantffraed
Geographical location 52 ° 10 '36.8 "  N , 3 ° 18' 23.4"  W Coordinates: 52 ° 10 '36.8 "  N , 3 ° 18' 23.4"  W.
Height: 236  m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference
Colwyn Castle (Wales)
Colwyn Castle

Colwyn Castle is an abandoned low castle near the village of Llansantffraed in the old Welsh county of Radnorshire , now part of Powys . The castle was built in the Middle Ages on the site of a Roman fort.

In 1196 the troops of Rhys ap Gruffydd took the castle during his campaign against the Normans . Ralph de Mortimer had it rebuilt in 1242 to protect his rule Maelienydd , which he had conquered shortly before.

Today only ramparts and moats are visible from the castle. It is considered a Scheduled Monument .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Philip Davis: Colwyn Castle . Gatehouse Gazetteer. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  2. ^ T. Jones (editor): Brut y Tywysogion: Peniarth MS. 20 . University of Wales Press, 1941. pp. 136-137.
  3. ^ Samuel Lewis: A Topographical Dictionary of Wales . Institute of Historical Research. Pp. 85-98. 1849. Retrieved March 6, 2018.

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