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
Cadw
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Cadw is the historic environment service of the Welsh Government and part of the Tourism and Culture group. Cadw works to protect the historic buildings and structures, the landscapes and heritage sit
Dolwyddelan Castle
…reconstructed by Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby, and in 1930 the castle was placed in state care; it is currently managed by Cadw, the Welsh Government's historic environment service, and open to the public. It was designated a grade I listed building in 1997 and is a scheduled…
Dolwyddelan Castle, one of the sites in Cadw's care.
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