Dolwyddelan Castle
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Dolwyddelan Castle is a medieval Welsh fortress in Snowdonia, traditionally associated with the native prince Llywelyn the Great and commanding a strategic mountain pass.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dolwyddelan Castle canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
medieval fortress ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessedVia | A470 road ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Welsh native castle ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Llywelyn the Great ⓘ |
| builder | Llywelyn the Great ⓘ |
| builtFor | Llywelyn the Great ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Edward I of England ⓘ |
| capturedIn | 1283 ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in Conwy County Borough
ⓘ
Castles in Snowdonia ⓘ Grade I listed castles in Wales ⓘ Scheduled monuments in Conwy County Borough ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 13th century ⓘ |
| controls | mountain pass between Conwy Valley and upper Lledr Valley ⓘ |
| coordinates | 53.052°N 3.889°W ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 200 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| function |
defence of Gwynedd
ⓘ
military stronghold ⓘ |
| garrisonedUntil | 14th century ⓘ |
| hasPart |
curtain wall
ⓘ
gatehouse ⓘ rectangular keep ⓘ rocky hilltop platform ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Moel Siabod ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Welsh ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Conwy County Borough
ⓘ
Snowdonia ⓘ North Wales ⓘ
surface form:
north Wales
|
| locatedNear | Dolwyddelan ⓘ |
| managedBy | Cadw ⓘ |
| material | local stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Dolwyddelan ⓘ |
| nearRailwayStation | Dolwyddelan railway station ⓘ |
| nearWater | Afon Lledr ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks | Lledr Valley ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Cadw ⓘ |
| region |
Snowdonia
ⓘ
surface form:
Eryri National Park
|
| restoredBy | Lord Willoughby de Eresby ⓘ |
| underwentRestoration | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedBy | English garrison ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.