High on the hill above the Severn Valley, this impressive ruin was originally built by Welsh lord Llywelyn ap Gruffydd.
High on the hill above the Severn Valley, this impressive ruin was originally built by Welsh lord Llywelyn ap Gruffydd. In 1273, King Edward I wrote to the prince to demand he stop building. The prince replied with a defiant note stating that he didn’t need the King’s permission to build on his own land.
Sadly, his hold was short-lived. Roger Mortimer took the castle after a fortnight’s siege in 1277. The castle fell into ruin by 1398.
