- Aberedw Castle
Infobox Military Structure
name=Aberedw Castle
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location=Powys ,Wales
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type= Castle
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built= 1093
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demolished= Partially demolished in the 19th century
condition= Ruined
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events=The remains of the Aberedw Castle, also known as 'Castle in Elfael Uwch Mynydd'cite web
url=http://homepage.mac.com/philipdavis/Welshsites/827.html
title=Aberedw Castle
publisher=The Gatehouse
author=Philip Davis
date=2007-01-20
accessdate=2007-05-03] , are located in the small villageAberedw located inPowys , mid-Wales .History
The
castle was signed to Walter Heckelutel, as a License of the Crenellate, by KingEdward I of England on November 24, 1284. This license ofcrenellate was thought of as a way for central authority to exert power over the lords, although this is not confirmed. [cite web
url=http://homepage.mac.com/philipdavis/LtoCren.html
title=English Licences to Crenallate Some Analysis
publisher=The Gatehouse
date=2007-01-20
accessdate=2007-05-03] It is also suggested however, that the castle, is thought to date back to 1093 when theNormans invaded South Wales. [cite web
url=http://www.fforestfields.co.uk/information/about_us.htm
title=Fforest Fields
publisher=Fforestfields.Co.Uk
date=2006-08-03
accessdate=2007-02-14]At the time of the construction of Aberedw, castles were built for a certain symbolism. The license to crennellate showed a symbolic power for central authority. This castle also has a different symbolism to the people of Wales. Aberedw is more famously known to be the residence of
Llewelyn ap Gruffydd . This man is very well known as the last nativePrince of Wales . Aberedw was the last retreat Llewelyn made before he was killed and beheaded by Adam Francton, who then had his head sent to the King of England, in 1282. [cite web
url=http://digital.lib.ucdavis.edu/projects/bwrp/Works/BoweMYstra.htm
title=British Women Romantic Poets Project
author=Melesina Bowen
publisher=University of California
year=2003
accessdate=2007-05-03]It was a rectangular stone castle with circular towers,cite web
url=http://homepage.mac.com/philipdavis/key.html
title=Site Types in the Listings
publisher=The Gatehouse
author=Philip Davis
date=2007-01-20
accessdate=2007-05-03] surrounded by a moat approximately 10 to 20 meters wide. Today it is a ruin, as it was destroyed by railway construction in the 19th century. The stones of the castle were used in constructing the track. [cite web
url=http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castlepu.htm
title=Castle Preservation: Vanished Castles
author=Marvin Hull
publisher=Castles Unlimited
accessdate=2007-05-03]References
External links
* [http://www.castlewales.com/aberedw.html Aberedw Castles (I & II)] and [http://www.castlewales.com/aberedw1.html Additional Photographs] by Jeffrey L. Thomas.
* [http://www.castles99.ukprint.com/Essays/aberedw.html Aberedw Castles] by Paul Remfry.
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