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Din Lligwy Hut Group

Din Lligwy Hut Group

Din Lligwy hut circle is an ancient village site near the east coast of Anglesey, close to the village of…

Dinefwr Castle

Dinefwr Castle

Dinefwr Castle (sometimes anglicized as Dynevor) is a Welsh castle overlooking the River Tywi near the town of Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It lies on a ridge on the northern bank of the Tywi, with a steep drop of several hundred feet to the river. Dinefwr was the chief seat of the Principality of Deheubarth. The castle is in the care of Cadw but lies within Dinefwr Park, which is owned by the National Trust. Visitors who wish to see the castle and are driving there, may pay admission for the car park, if not National Trust members. A separate fee is payable if you wish to visit Newton House. Alternatively, access is free to walkers from Llandeilo town nearby, and there is a small free car park near the castle, but it can only be reached by a rough track through the deer park…

Dolbadarn Castle

Dolbadarn Castle

Dolbadarn Castle rests on a rocky hillock at the tip of Llyn Padarn, perched above a roadway near Llanberis, in Gwynedd, north Wales. It was built by the Princes of Gwynedd some time before 1230 and was active through at least 1284 and into the early 15th century [1]. In the 19th century, it was immortalised in the eponymous romantic painting by J. M. W. Turner…

Dolforwyn Castle

Dolforwyn Castle

Dolforwyn castle is a castle situated within the Welsh county of Powys (Ordnance Survey Landranger map : series No 136) some 4 miles from Montgomery close to the village of Abermule. Positioned on a wooded ridge overlooking the Severn Valley the site commands excellent views in all directions…

Dolwyddelan Castle

Dolwyddelan Castle

Dolwyddelan Castle (Welsh: Castell Dolwyddelan) was a native Welsh castle located near Dolwyddelan in Conwy County in North Wales. It was built in the 13th century by Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Gwynedd and North Wales…

Dryslwyn Castle

Dryslwyn Castle

Dryslwyn Castle is a native Welsh castle, sited on a hill roughly halfway between Llandeilo and Carmarthen in Wales. It is notable inasmuch as it is the only native Welsh castle with three wards…

Dyffryn Ardudwy Burial Chamber

Dyffryn Ardudwy Burial Chamber

Dyffryn Ardudwy is a village and community in the Ardudwy area of Gwynedd, Wales. It has a population…

Dyfi Furnace

Dyfi Furnace

Dyfi Furnace is a restored mid 18th century charcoal fired blast furnace used for smelting iron ore. It has given its name to the adjoining hamlet of Furnace (Welsh: Ffwrnais)…

Eliseg's Pillar

Eliseg's Pillar

The Pillar of Eliseg also known as Elise’s Pillar or Croes Elisedd in Welsh, stands near Valle Crucis Abbey, Denbighshire, Wales, at grid reference SJ204442. It was erected by Cyngen ap Cadell (died 855), king of Powys in honour of his great-grandfather Elisedd ap Gwylog. The form Eliseg found on the pillar is thought to be a mistake by the carver of the…

Ewenny Priory

Ewenny Priory

Ewenny Priory, in Ewenny in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, was a monastery of the Benedictine order, founded in the 12th…