Carndochan Castle
Carndochan Castle (Welsh: Castell Carndochan) is a stone castle near Bala in Gwynedd, north Wales built in the thirteenth century. Its early history is unrecorded, but its layout indicates it was built in the mid 13th century. Built in typical Welsh style, it consisted of a D-shaped tower with smaller round or semi-round towers surrounding a small ward and square central tower.[1]
It is not known when or why Carndochan was abandoned, although unsubstantiated excavations by nineteenth-century archaeologists apparently discovered substantial amounts of ash under the ruins, suggesting the castle was either sacked or demolished (often termed slighting).[2] Today, the site is protected as a scheduled monument.[3]
References
- ↑ A.H.A. Hogg, 'Castell Carndochan', Journal of the Merioneth Historical and Record Society Vol. 2, pp. 179–80 (1953-6).
- ↑ W. Hughes, 'Llanuwchllyn', Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol. 40, p. 189–90 (1885).
- ↑ "Castell Carndochan, Dolhendre". Regional Historic Environment Record. Gwynedd Archaeological Trust. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
External links
- The Gatehouse Gazetteer with a comprehensive bibliography
Media related to Carndochan Castle at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 52°51′41.23″N 3°42′48.51″W / 52.8614528°N 3.7134750°W