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Castell Y Bere

A brief history of the site

Castell y Bere was established by Llywelyn ab Iorwerth in 1221 on land seized from his son, Gruffudd. It was intended to secure Llywelyn's lordship and protect the southern periphery of his territory.

Extensive masonry ruins remain of the castle complex, which as well as rectangular and round towers includes two characteristically Welsh elongated D-shape towers, the southernmost of which differs from typical design, being isolated from the main castle structure, overlooked by the rectangular keep, and accessible from the ground floor, thus rendering it defensively weak. The castle had a highly elaborate defended entrance with ditches and two gate-towers, each with a drawbridge and portcullis.

Bere was surrendered to Edward Ist in April 1283, following the defeat of Llywelyn ap Grufudd the previous year. The castle was further fortified with the thick walls linking the south and middle towers, and a small borough was established. Neither the castle nor the borough remained in use after the 1294-5 Welsh uprising, however, during which Madog ap Llywelyn unsuccessfully attempted to re-take the castle for his family. The English abandoned the site and it disappeared from the historical record until the ruins were cleared in 1851 when Roman pottery and coins were recovered from the fabric of the well.

Links to more information-

• Coflein

• Cadw

• Castlewales.com

• Gatehouse

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Mae yna farbican trionglog, wedi'i adeiladu ar draws y creigiau ac mae twr crwn sy'n amddiffyn y fynedfa yn edrych drosto. Gellir cyrraedd y fynedfa trwy giât allanol a grisiau hir.

There is a triangular barbican, built across the rocks and overlooked by a round tower that defends the entrance. The entrance is reached by way of an outer gate and a long stair.

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Roedd gan y castell fynedfa amddiffynedig gywrain iawn gyda ffosydd a dau dwr giât, pob un â phont godi a portcullis.

The castle had a highly elaborate defended entrance with ditches and two gate-towers, each with a drawbridge and portcullis.

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Bwced pren wedi'i ailadeiladu o ddarnau a ddarganfuwyd yn Castell y Bere, a ddarganfuwyd wrth glirio'r ffynnon yn 1951.

Amgueddfa genedlaethol

Mae darganfyddiadau o'r Oes Haearn Cynnar a Rhufeinig o safle'r castell, a gyflwynwyd i'r NMW, yn cynnwys pedwar darn o arian Gallienus a Carausius a darnau o ymyl mortariwm hwyr, pob un wedi'i ddarganfod yn ystod gwaith cadwraeth ym 1951.

Wooden bucket reconstructed from pieces found at Castell y Bere. Found in the course of clearing the castle well in 1951.

National museum of Wales

Early Iron Age and Roman finds from the castle site, presented to the NMW, include four coins of Gallienus and Carausius and fragments of the rim of a late mortarium, all discovered during conservation work in 1951.

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Golygfeydd o'r awyr o Gastell y Bere

Aerial views of Castell y Bere

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Mae'n ymddangos bod y rhan fwyaf o'r amddiffynfeydd wedi'u hadeiladu mewn un rhaglen, heblaw am ddwy wal sy'n ymuno â'r twr yn y pen de-orllewinol i weddill y castell. Ychwanegwyd y rhain gan Edward I, ar ôl iddo gipio Castell y Bere ym 1283.

Most of the defences seem to have been built in a single programme, except for two walls joining the tower at the south-west end to the rest of the castle. These were added by Edward I, after his capture of Castell-y-Bere in 1283.

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