Castles · North Wales
Carndochan Castle
Carndochan Castle is a castle in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Llanuwchllyn · 3.4 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Carndochan Castle is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Coordinates: 52.8609°, -3.7140°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Carndochan Castle (Welsh: Castell Carndochan) is a ruined stone castle near Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd, north Wales. It was probably built in the early thirteenth century and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
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Background
History
The castle stands on a ridge overlooking the Lliw Valley; its early history is unrecorded, but it is thought to have been built by Prince Llywelyn ap Iorwerth between 1215 and 1230 or Prince Llywelyn ap Gruffudd. Little is known of the site's history although King Edward I of England visited in 1283–84.
Description
Built in typical Welsh style, it consisted of a D-shaped tower on its western end with smaller round or semi-round towers surrounding a small ward and square central tower. The apsidal tower survives up to a height of 8 ft and used a different source of lime for its coursed mortar, which may indicate that it was built at a different time than the rest of the structure. Two of the other towers are dry stone-built and resemble to those at Cam Fadryn and Pen y Castell. A preliminary 2015 excavation in the southern part of the castle revealed the entrance, a small half-round tower and a length of curtain wall. The excavation recovered two pieces of charcoal that radiocarbon dating yielded dates…
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- Coordinates
- 52.8609, -3.7140
- District
- Gwynedd
- Parish
- Llanuwchllyn
- Postcode
- LL23 7TA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- Nearest railway station
- Llanuwchllyn — 3.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5043840 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Carndochan Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Geograph-1572703-Castell-Carndochan.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Carndochan Castle?
- Carndochan Castle is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LL23 7TA), in the parish of Llanuwchllyn.
- Is Carndochan Castle a listed building?
- Carndochan Castle is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Does Carndochan Castle charge admission?
- Carndochan Castle typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Carndochan Castle?
- The nearest railway station is Llanuwchllyn, about 3.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LL23 7TA.