Dolforwyn Castle
Dolforwyn Castle is a ruined castle in County Powys , Welsh , about 4 miles from Montgomery near the village of Abermule . Built on a wooded ridge above the Severn river valley , it is a fine example of the castles of the Welsh aristocracy as opposed to those built by the English in Wales .
Llywelyn ap Gruffydd , the last ruler of an independent Wales, had brought the districts of Cedewain and Ceri under his control until 1263 and was in 1267 by Henry III. has been confirmed as Prince of Wales . Dolforwyn Castle, built over the Severn from 1273, was intended to secure its power over the conquered areas. However, the violation of the English claims to power increased the tension between Llywelyn and the new English King Edward I. As a result, shortly after its completion, the castle was besieged by Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer , and Henry De Lacy and on April 8, 1277 taken. The use of the castle was initially awarded to the Welsh Prince Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn , but later it fell to Roger Mortimer together with the districts of Ceri and Cedewain.
Dolforwyn Castle seems to have been inhabited until the time of Richard II (1377-1399), but was described as "ruinous and worthless" as early as 1381 and was then meaningless. More recently, the ruins were bought by Cecil Marcus Knatchbull-Hugessen (1863–1933), grandfather of the film producer John Knatchbull . In 1955, the heir gave the property to the Welsh Ancient Monuments Agency (predecessor institution of Cadw ), which excavated the site between 1981 and 2002 and then made it accessible to the public.
literature
- Castles in Wales . The Automobile Association; The Wales Tourist Board, 1982, ISBN 0-86145-125-2 , p. 97.
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Coordinates: 52 ° 32 ′ 46 " N , 3 ° 14 ′ 56" W.