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Tomen y Rhodwydd
The story
History of Tomen y Rhodwydd
' is a motte-and-bailey castle built by Owain Gwynedd to protect the borders of . It stands in an area of fields and low hills to the south of (today's south-east Denbighshire), Wales.
United Kingdom
- Built
- 1149
- Era
- Medieval
- Country
- United Kingdom
- UNESCO
- —
- Coordinates
- 53.055, -3.229
In depth
The fuller history
This, it seems, was the (castle of Yale) built by Owain Gwynedd in 1149, according to the Chronicle of the Princes, when he seized the hundred of Ial from the kings of Powys. That first castle stood until 1157 when it was burnt down by (Iorwerth Goch) of Powys following a raid by Henry II of England on Gwynedd.
The castle stands on private land but can be seen from the A525 road between Wrexham and Ruthin, about a mile and a half south-west of Llandegla.
Key dates
- 1149This, it seems, was the (castle of Yale) built by Owain Gwynedd in 1149, according to the Chronicle of the Princes, when he seized the hundred of Ial from the kings of Powys.
- 1157That first castle stood until 1157 when it was burnt down by (Iorwerth Goch) of Powys following a raid by Henry II of England on Gwynedd.
Historical summary drawn from Wikipedia. Read the full article.
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