Castell y Bere

Castell y Bere is a Welsh castle near Llanfihangel-y-pennant in Gwynedd, Wales. Constructed by Llywelyn the Great in the 1220s, the stone castle was intended to maintain his authority over the local people and to defend the south-west part of the princedom of Gwynedd. In 1282, war with Edward I of England resulted in the death of Llywelyn's grandson, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, and Castell y Bere fell to English forces. Edward I expanded the castle further and established a small town beside it. In 1294 the Welsh leader Madog ap Llywelyn mounted a major revolt and the castle was besieged and apparently burnt. Edward did not repair it and it became ruined. Today it is in the hands of Cadw and operated as a tourist attraction.

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castle, Cadw, Welsh princes' castles, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, 
File:Awyrlun o Gastell y Bere yn Hydref 2024 - Aerial image of Welsh castle Castell y Bere near Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales 50.png

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• Gatehouse Gazetteer page^@
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Location: 52.6583, -3.9711, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,  
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  Battle of Glyn Cyning ⓘ
  battle fought in 1075 in Wales

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  Battle of Taflowern ⓘ
  battle faught in Powys in 1167

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  Battle of Mynydd Hyddgen ⓘ
  1401 battle in Wales

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  Siege of Harlech ⓘ
  1402 siege

• File:Geograph-1572703-Castell-Carndochan.jpg

  Carndochan Castle ⓘ
  13th-century castle  

• File:Awyrlun o Gastell y Bere yn Hydref 2024 - Aerial image of Welsh castle Castell y Bere near Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales 50.png

  Castell y Bere ⓘ
  castle in Gwynedd, Wales  

• File:Arfordir Aberystwyth, Ceredigion - Aberystwyth SAC Special Areas of Conservation, West Wales Marine 43.jpg

  Aberystwyth Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Ceredigion, Wales  

• File:Castell a Morfa Harlech, Gwynedd, Mai 2024 - Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri National Park 02.jpg

  Harlech Castle ⓘ
  castle in Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales  

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1221 Castell y Bere

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1075 Battle of Glyn Cyning

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1167 Battle of Taflowern

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1401 Battle of Mynydd Hyddgen

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1402 — 1404 Siege of Harlech

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1277 Aberystwyth Castle

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1283 Harlech Castle

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CastellybereFMA01

Re-discovery of Castell y Bere in Llanfihangel-y-Pennant in the Dysynni Valley (13376237954)

Castell y Bere

Castell y Bere from the south west

Y Bere

Castell y Bere

Castell-y-Bere

Castell y Bere

Castell y Bere 1

Castell y Bere 2

• Wooden buckets - article published in 1974, online
• Dolwyddelan Castle, Dolbadarn Castle, Castell y Bere - guidebook published in 2004
• Dolwyddelan Castle, Dolbadarn Castle, Castell y Bere - guidebook published in 2010
• Medieval finds from Castell-y-Bere, Merioneth - article published in 1974, online

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	500	Kingdom of Gwynedd		Wikidata
area	region	500	Meirionnydd		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1075	Battle of Glyn Cyning	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1167	Battle of Taflowern	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1401	Battle of Mynydd Hyddgen	Kingdom of England, Principality of Wales, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1402	Siege of Harlech	Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, siege, Principality of Wales	Wikidata
link	page		Burgenwelt page@		Wikidata
link	page		Coflein page@		Wikidata
link	page		Coflein page@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Carndochan Castle	Welsh princes' castles, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1221	Castell y Bere	Welsh princes' castles, Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1277	Aberystwyth Castle	archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1283	Harlech Castle	Cadw, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
commons	image		CastellybereFMA01		Commons
commons	image		Re-discovery of Castell y Bere in Llanfihangel-y-Pennant in the Dysynni Valley (13376237954)		Commons
commons	image		Castell y Bere		Commons
commons	image		Castell y Bere from the south west		Commons
commons	image		Y Bere		Commons
commons	image		Castell y Bere		Commons
commons	image		Castell-y-Bere		Commons
commons	image		Castell y Bere		Commons
commons	image		Castell y Bere 1		Commons
commons	image		Castell y Bere 2		Commons