Cymer Castle

near Dolgellau, Gwynedd, north Wales

Photograph copyright © by Paul M. Remfry.
In 1116 we find the first recorded mention of a native Welsh castle which has survived to the present day. The mound or motte at Cymer, near Dolgellau, was put up by Uchdryd ab Edwin. Today, the now tree covered motte at Cymer can still be explored by visitors.

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