Castles · Mid Wales
Domen Fawr
Domen Fawr — motte and bailey castle in Tafolwern, Powys.
Lewis Clarke — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Domen Fawr is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "motte and bailey castle in Tafolwern, Powys". Coordinates: 52.6101°, -3.6392°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Domen Fawr, or Tafolwern Castle was a motte-and-bailey castle of the Middle Ages. It is situated in Tafolwern, near Llanbrynmair in Powys. It is registered with Cadw as monument MG065 and is a scheduled monument. The motte is 6 metres high and 40 metres wide at the base. It lies between two small rivers - Afon Twymyn and Afon Rhiw Saeson, which may have been dammed to form a moat. It was likely built by Owain Cyfeiliog around 1149. It was captured by Hywel ap Ieuaf in 1162, then recaptured by Owain. The last reference to the site is in 1244, when Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn was trapped there by a Welsh army.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.6101, -3.6392
- District
- Powys
- Parish
- Llanbrynmair
- Postcode
- SY19 7DT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr
Sources
- wikidata: Q20599709 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Domen Fawr, Tafolwern (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Domen Fawr?
- Domen Fawr is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY19 7DT), in the parish of Llanbrynmair.
- Is Domen Fawr a listed building?
- Domen Fawr is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Does Domen Fawr charge admission?
- Domen Fawr typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Domen Fawr?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SY19 7DT. It sits within the Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr parliamentary constituency.