Dolbadarn castle was built by Llywelyn Fawr (Llywelyn the Great) 800 years ago at the base of the Llanberis Pass. The castle was important both militarily and as a symbol of Llywelyn's power and ...

Police are appealing for information after an 800-year-old castle was damaged with a hammer. Dolbadarn Castle in Llanberis is located around 12 miles from Bangor. It is believed to have been ...

Standing lonely atop a high rock on the edge of Eryri with stunning views of one of North Wales' biggest lakes is the ruin of a medieval castle that was built by the most powerful Welshman of his age.

Vandals damaged one of the great native castles of Wales by hammering off chunks of stone, police have said. Dolbadarn Castle was once a symbol of Llywelyn the Great’s power and is now visited by ...

Youngsters at a primary school got the chance to see the work of one of Britain's great artists, depicting a Welsh landscape, up close in their own classrooms They are used to seeing their own works ...

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Llyn Peris and Dolbadarn Castle, Wales oil on canvas Painting 23 x 31 in. (58.4 x 78.7 cm.) Provenance Estimate Realized Price -11% below mid-estimate Auction Venue/Sale Sale Date Feb 09, 2010 - Feb ...

Dolbadarn is a particularly fine example of a native-built, Welsh castle. The castle was built around 1230 by the Welsh leader, Llywellyn ap Iorwerth (Llywellyn the Great, Prince of Gwynedd 1194-1240) ...

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The spectacular Norman castles of Wales have been revealed in a series of intricate colour postcards from the 1890s, with turrets, arrow slits and tumbled down brickwork rife. The rugged country is ...

Turner's watercolour of Ewenny Priory used perspective to create a sense of overwhelming atmosphere and scale National Museum of Wales, Cardiff Landscapes of Wales by one of England's greatest artists ...