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Old Bishop's Palace
The story
History of Old Bishop's Palace
The Bishop's Palace () which is also known as Llandaff Castle or Bishop's Castle or the Old Bishop's Palace, is the ruined residence of the bishops of Llandaff.
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- Coordinates
- 51.494, -3.218
In depth
The fuller history
The surviving gatehouse resembles the architecture of Caerphilly Castle, which may indicate that the same master mason worked on both fortifications. This would date the Palace to the time of William de Braose who became Bishop of Llandaff in 1266. It is believed the Palace was attacked and damaged by Owain Glyndŵr in the rebellion of 1402–05, and was subsequently abandoned by the bishop of the period, who moved to live at Mathern Palace in Monmouthshire; bishops did not return to live near their cathedral again until 1850.
Key dates
- 1266This would date the Palace to the time of William de Braose who became Bishop of Llandaff in 1266.
- 1610The Bishops Palace was intact in 1610 when it was shown in a plan by John Speed, but was probably destroyed during the English Civil War.
Historical summary drawn from Wikipedia. Read the full article.
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