Wales · Ruin
Q1048693
Castell y Bere is a 13th-century stone castle on a rocky hillock above the Dysynni Valley near Llanfihangel-y-pennant in Gwynedd, Wales. Built in the 1220s for the princes of Gwynedd and modified under Edward I, it was besieged and burned in the 1290s and now survives as a ruin in the care of Cadw.
First raised
1221
Its prime
1286
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1286
The shape it held in its prime.
Elongated stone castle sited on a wooded rocky outcrop above the Dysynni Valley, its curtain walls running along the ridge with several projecting towers. Two prominent apsidal (D-shaped) towers anchor the north and south ends; a central (middle) tower links to a southern ditch-yard. The west entrance is a barbican with two gate towers and stone steps leading to the inner gate; inside is an open grassy courtyard with a large well and the foundations of internal buildings, all built of grey local stone.
Step inside
10 places to explore in 1286.
The record describes 10 distinct spots at Q1048693 — including 3 interiors: north apsidal (d-shaped) tower, south apsidal (d-shaped) tower, new stone chamber (edwardian addition). 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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