Dolwyddelan Castle
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Dolwyddelan Castle is a thirteenth-century castle located west of Dolwyddelan in Conwy County Borough, Wales. Tomen Castell, a late twelfth-century tower, is located south-east of the castle.
The castle from the north
The castle from the west. The keep is on the right and the west tower on the left, with the curtain walls between the two. The remains of the west tower's first-floor fireplace are visible.
Dolwyddelan Castle c. 1778, from Thomas Pennant's A Tour in Wales
The west tower from the courtyard, looking north-east
Llywelyn ab Iorwerth
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Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, also known as Llywelyn Fawr or Llywelyn the Great, was Prince of Gwynedd from 1199 until his death in 1240. His reign saw Gwynedd transformed from a territory suffering from thir
Dolwyddelan Castle was built by Llywelyn; the old castle nearby may have been his birthplace.
Statue of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, Conwy
Criccieth is one of a number of castles built by Llywelyn.
The dying Llywelyn (left) with his sons, Gruffudd (centre) and Dafydd (right)