Monday, 4 July 2011

Dolbadarn Castle


At the southern end of Llyn Padarn is the 800 acre Padarn Country Park and towering overhead is the ruin of Dolbadarn Castle.

Built sometime before 1230 by Llewellyn the Great, the purpose of the castle was to guard the route through the mountains. The tower is built of slate and contains many chambers. It has a diameter of 40 feet and walls 8 feet thick. It once rose 3 storeys high, but fell into disuse after the conquest of Wales by Edward I, who built the castle at Criccieth. It is now listed as a World Heritage Site.
Posted by H at 11:12
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6 comments:

  1. Louise4 July 2011 at 13:13

    Your recent posts have been reliving our holiday in wales five years ago, we visited lots of the same places, including this castle!

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  2. John Metcalf4 July 2011 at 16:21

    Did you have chance to look inside the castle? If you walk around the outside, there's a small hole. Squeeze through, it's worth exploring ;-)

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  3. Desiree4 July 2011 at 17:54

    Oh, I do hope you got to look inside?

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  4. Pondside5 July 2011 at 05:27

    Very formidable, and a little spooky looking. I'd expect a Black Knight to come galloping past.

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  5. Rosie5 July 2011 at 13:02

    The castle looks wonderful - I've never been there; we must find it when we next visit that area:)

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  6. Sweet Lily6 July 2011 at 05:32

    Wonderful! Worth exploring!

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