Wales · Partial ruin
Dolbadarn Castle
Dolbadarn Castle is an early 13th-century Welsh fortification built by Llywelyn the Great at the base of the Llanberis Pass overlooking Llyn Padarn. The site is dominated by a large cylindrical stone keep within a roughly shaped courtyard protected by low curtain walls; only the keep remains at significant height today. It is a Cadw-managed Grade I listed ruin and tourist site.
First raised
1220
Its prime
1250
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1250
The shape it held in its prime.
Dolbadarn sits on a rocky knoll beside Llyn Padarn, dominated by a tall round stone keep roughly 14 m high with an entrance on the first floor. The courtyard follows the hill’s contour and is ringed by low remnants of a curtain wall and foundations of domestic ranges and a northern hall. The fabric is mainly purple and green slate stone, built largely dry-stone except for the ashlar keep; originally the keep had a parapet and battlements and a portcullis at the second-story opening.
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10 places to explore in 1250.
The record describes 10 distinct spots at Dolbadarn Castle — including 3 interiors: keep second-story main chamber, interior stair to upper story, eastern corner building. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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