The castle sits on a hill overlooking the Towy valley.
Dinefwr Castle (also known as Old Dynevor Castle) is a ruined castle overlooking the River Towy near the town of Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It lies on a ridge on the northern bank of the Towy, with a steep drop of one hundred feet to the river. Dinefwr was the chief seat of the Dinefwr dynasty of the Kingdom of Deheubarth. The castle is a Grade I listed building.[1]
^"Old Dynevor Castle,dynevor Park, Llandeilo". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
DinefwrCastle (also known as Old Dynevor Castle) is a ruined castle overlooking the River Towy near the town of Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It...
citadel of DinefwrCastle. Cadell ap Rhodri's descendants are designated Dinefwr after the citadel from which they would rule Dyfed. The Dinefwr dynasty...
in the centre. The highest point is occupied by the ruined DinefwrCastle, ancient castle of the Deheubarth kingdom. It is a grade I Historic Park and...
East and Dinefwr (UK Parliament constituency), created in 1997 Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (Assembly constituency), created in 1999 DinefwrCastle, a Welsh...
importance of Llandeilo as a spiritual centre had started to decline. DinefwrCastle (anglicized as Dynevor) overlooks the River Tywi near the town. It lies...
placename Dinefwr Baron Dynevor, officially Baron Dinevor, of Dinevor in the County of Carmarthen Dynevor Castle, officially DinefwrCastle, a castle in Wales...
now used as a shorthand for the various realms united under the House of Dinefwr, but that Deheubarth itself was not considered a proper kingdom on the...
the 17th of June they headed back to the nearby English settlement, DinefwrCastle, to stash the spoils. However, along the way Clare and his men were...
Deheubarth, perhaps Rhys Gryg. In any event, the castle at Dryslwyn was, along with the neighbouring DinefwrCastle, for a long time central to the security of...
attacked, including St Georges-super-Ely, Tregrug Castle at Llangibby and DinefwrCastle. Towns including Cardiff were raided and buildings burned.[citation...
and Dinefwr, and Rhys responded by imprisoning them. Rhys launched his last campaign against the Normans in 1196. He captured a number of castles, including...
there. The girl brought a dowry of cattle, traditionally still kept at DinefwrCastle, Llandeilo, and other animals. But over time the man struck his wife...
prudently accepted that he would only rule Cantref Mawr, constructing DinefwrCastle there. Henry II de-mobilised Flemish soldiers who had aided him during...
Dinevor, of Dinevor in the County of Carmarthen (usually spelt Dynevor or Dinefwr), is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created on 17 October...
claims to the lands of Maenordeilo, Mallaen, Caeo and Mabelfyw, and DinefwrCastle – all within Deheubarth and ruled by his great-grandfather – would be...
weekend in July. The new location of the Festival is now at National Trust, Dinefwr, Carmarthenshire. Along with performances of world myth, legend and folktale...
father and captured DinefwrCastle. Their father, however, retaliated by capturing both of them and imprisoning them in Ystrad Meurig Castle. Rhys ap Gruffydd...
is located below the eastern side of the town beside the River Tywi. DinefwrCastle is within walking distance. All trains serving the station are operated...
under the patronage of Prince Rhys ap Gruffudd of the House of Dinefwr at Cardigan Castle in 1176. However, with the Edwardian Conquest of Wales, the closing...
Dinefwr was one of six local government districts of the county of Dyfed, Wales from 1974 to 1996. It was named after DinefwrCastle which in the Middle...
Welsh settlements. The English plan was to force the nearby fortress, DinefwrCastle, to surrender through intimidation. On Friday night, the English army...
Dictionary of Wales (S. Lewis, 1844).] Dissolution of the monasteries DinefwrCastle List of monastic houses in Wales Strata Florida Abbey "Talley Abbey;...
Emrys in Snowdonia, to more substantial castles like Dinefwr and the largest, Castell y Bere. Native Welsh castles typically maximised the defensive benefits...
April 2019. Cadw. "Llansteffan Castle (9405)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2019. "Llansteffan Castle". British Listed Buildings....
August 2013 and merged with Ysgol Tre-Gib in Ffairfach to form Ysgol Bro Dinefwr. The town has an independent day and boarding school, Llandovery College...
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