Wales · Ruin
Sycharth Castle
Sycharth was a medieval motte-and-bailey manor-site near Llansilin in Powys, Wales, long associated with Owain Glyndŵr. Today only earthwork remains survive; the site is in Cadw guardianship with a small carpark and information boards. Excavations revealed large timber halls on the motte and traces of surrounding enclosures.
Its prime
1400
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1400
The shape it held in its prime.
A rounded, flat-topped earthen motte rises from pasture, encircled by shallow ditches and low banked baileys whose footprints form visible concentric arcs in the grass; a belt of higher woodland lies to the east. On the motte’s flat summit stand a cluster of timber halls and cottages with steeply pitched tiled roofs and chimneys; the largest hall is a long timber building along the summit. Surrounding grounds are open pasture with faint terraces and building platforms.
Its story
The story of Sycharth Castle.
Sycharth was a motte and bailey castle near Llansilin in Powys, best known as the birthplace of Owain Glyndŵr. Its commotes passed to Madog Crypl, described as Lord of Glyndyfrdwy and Lord of Cynllaith Owain, around 1275–1304, and Owain Glyndŵr inherited Sycharth in 1369 — it was here that he lived with his wife Margaret Hanmer and their children. Until 1996 the site lay in the historic county of Denbighshire, before being transferred to the Montgomeryshire area of Powys.
Step inside
7 places to explore in 1400.
The record describes 7 distinct spots at Sycharth Castle — including 2 interiors: inside the great timber hall on the motte, second timber hall on the summit. 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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Clans who held Sycharth Castle.
The families that held Sycharth Castle for a decade or more across its history — follow a name to its clan.
Glyndŵr
Held by the lords of Glyndyfrdwy from Madog Crypl (c.1275–1304); Owain Glyndŵr inherited Sycharth in 1369 and lived here with Margaret Hanmer and their children.
