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Multi-periodSite Name: Castell PrysorCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.704 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Gwynedd Type: Ancient Palace
Nearest Town: Trawsfynydd Nearest Village: Gellilydan
Map Ref: SH7578236868
Latitude: 52.914829N Longitude: 3.848796W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Situated on an outcrop upon a spur that projects from the north of the Cwm Prysor valley are the remains of buildings, terraces and enclosures. The natural rock of the outcrop has been formed into a high steep sided mound by the addition of a mass of stones set in clay. Although completely ruined this medieval castle is still impressive with a base diameter of 40-50m, about 20m high and a summit diameter of about 12m it stands out as drivers pass along the A4212 between Trawsfynydd and Bala. Famed for being a medieval Llys or Princely Court little is known of what may have existed before the castle itself existed (c 13th cent). However, reference was made to 'many Roman coins and urns being found here.' Thomas Pennant (1726 - 1798), later refuted by Coflein NPRN 308964, and there is evidence of early settlement in the area. Although there is little evidence of prehistoric occupation of the actual castle itself, it is not unreasonable to think that there would have been some earlier occupation given the location and topography of the site.
The site itself lies high in a steep Cwm (valley). It would have controlled the route through the cwm providing a perfect vantage point, that would not have escaped the attention of earlier settlers.
Today, visitors require the permission of the landowner to visit the site but there is limited parking and a public footpath leads to the farm and beyond to a disused railway track that once linked Trawsfynydd with Bala.
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