If you prefer a longer walk, it is possible to follow a footpath through the woods at Tan-y-Bwlch, and then cut across the Lledr Valley back to Dolwyddelan and enjoy the rugged grandeur of Moel Siabod ...

Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, the grandson of the famed Owain Gwynedd, was born at the old Dolwyddelan castle in about 1173. By 1200, he had attained control of Gwynedd, and at the same time, the kingdom of ...

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Dolwyddelan, along with nearby Dolbadarn ... we see today probably date to the mid-13th century. The largest castle in Wales, the castle was built in the 13th century by Gilbert de Clare, a ...

He was now leader of the free princes of Wales, and was ruler ... He embarked on a programme of castle building including Criccieth, Castell Y Bere, Dolwyddelan and Tomen Y Bala.