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Corwen

In the community of Corwen.
In the historic county of Merioneth.
Modern authority of Denbighshire.
Preserved county of Clwyd.

OS Map Grid Reference: SJ079435
Latitude 52.98050° Longitude -3.37343°

Corwen has been described as a probable Timber Castle.

There are uncertain remains.

Description

The medieval chronicle Brenhinedd y Saesson recorded the building of a castle at Corwen by Owain Gwynedd in 1165. There are several mottes in the area, but it is equally possible that Owain merely refurbished the large Norman mound at Rug. (Davis 2007)

Comments

King records a motte at the given map reference. No record in CARN and nothing on OS map. This is probably a reference to Owain Gwynedd's documented castle and that King was assuming this was a motte.
The possible mottes in Corwen Community are Glyndwr's Mount, Hendom, Rug or a suggested vague site at Pen y Bryn y Castell.

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Sources of information, references and further reading

Further information may be available from the holder of the county Historic Environment Record.

Books
- Davis, Paul R., 2007, Castles of the Welsh Princes (Y Lolfa) p. 68
  King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus)
Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents -This section is far from complete, particularly for the major royal castles and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)
- Jones, Thomas (ed), 1971, Brenhinedd y Saesson : or, The King of the Saxons: BM Cotton MS Cleopatra B v, and The black book of Basingwerk, NLW MS. 7006 (University of Wales Press)

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This record last updated on Sunday, May 3, 2015

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