What is recorded here

Llangynwyd Castle occupied the tip of a steep sided spur between two streams in the Gorfynydd Cantref uplands, where a heart shaped inner court and twin-towered gatehouse watched the valley until fire took it in around 1293-4. Its stones still mark the passageway and building foundations, preserving the shape of a medieval outpost that resisted plunder, changed hands, and vanished without rebuilding.

The National Monuments Record of Wales records Llangynwyd Castle as Castle from the Medieval period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Llangynwyd Castle was built during the late 12th or early 13th century by the de Lacy family, Marcher lords who established several castles in south Wales to consolidate Norman control. It is remembered as an example of early medieval military architecture and the expansion of Norman influence into Welsh territories.

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