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{{Short description|Medieval castle in Wales}} |
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|name=Colwyn Castle |
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|image = Colwyn Castle, Powys, aerial view.jpg |
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|caption = Colwyn Castle near Hundred House, Glascwm, Powys. The Roman Fort in which the later castle was built is clearly visible, as is the castle earthworks. |
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|caption = Site of Colwyn Castle |
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|location=[[Llansantffraed]], [[Powys]] |
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|latitude={{decdeg|52|10|37.08|N}} |
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|longitude={{decdeg|3|18|23.07|W}} |
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'''Colwyn Castle''' was a medieval castle near [[Llansantffraed]] in Wales. It was built on the site of a [[Roman fort]]. |
'''Colwyn Castle''' was a medieval castle near [[Llansantffraed]] in Wales. In the Manor of [[Glascwm]], in the county of Radnorshire.It was built on the site of a [[Roman fort]]. The castle was captured in 1196 by [[Rhys ap Gruffydd]], who was campaigning against the [[Normans]].<ref>{{harvnb|Jones|1941|pp=136–137}}</ref> It was rebuilt in 1242 by [[Ralph de Mortimer]] to protect the lordship of [[Maelienydd]], which he had recently acquired.<ref>{{harvnb|Lewis|1849|pp=85–98}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==Sources== |
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*{{citation |editor-last=Jones |editor-first=T |year=1941 |title=Brut y Tywysogion: Peniarth MS. 20 |publisher=University of Wales Press}} |
*{{citation |editor-last=Jones |editor-first=T |year=1941 |title=Brut y Tywysogion: Peniarth MS. 20 |publisher=University of Wales Press}} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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{{Commons category|Colwyn Castle}} |
{{Commons category|Colwyn Castle}} |
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*[http://www.castlewales.com/colwyn.html Castle Wales: Colwyn Castle] |
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*[http://www.gatehouse-gazetteer.info/Welshsites/860.html Sources on Colwyn Castle] |
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{{Powys}} |
{{Powys}} |
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[[Category:Castles in Powys]] |
[[Category:Castles in Powys]] |
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[[Category:Scheduled monuments in Wales]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:38, 30 October 2023
| Colwyn Castle | |
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| Llansantffraed, Powys | |
 Colwyn Castle near Hundred House, Glascwm, Powys. The Roman Fort in which the later castle was built is clearly visible, as is the castle earthworks. | |
  Colwyn Castle | |
| Coordinates | 52°10′37″N 3°18′23″W / 52.1769°N 3.3065°W |
| Grid reference | grid reference SO10765399 |
Colwyn Castle was a medieval castle near Llansantffraed in Wales. In the Manor of Glascwm, in the county of Radnorshire.It was built on the site of a Roman fort. The castle was captured in 1196 by Rhys ap Gruffydd, who was campaigning against the Normans.[1] It was rebuilt in 1242 by Ralph de Mortimer to protect the lordship of Maelienydd, which he had recently acquired.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Jones 1941, pp. 136–137
- ^ Lewis 1849, pp. 85–98
Sources
[edit]- Jones, T, ed. (1941), Brut y Tywysogion: Peniarth MS. 20, University of Wales Press
- Lewis, Samuel (1849), A Topographical Dictionary of Wales, Institute of Historical Research, pp. 85–98
External links
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