
What is recorded here
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Painscastle, Llanbedr;Garde Doloureuse 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.
Painscastle, Llanbedr; Garde Doloureuse was built in the 13th century by the de Braose family, a powerful Welsh Marcher lord dynasty. It is remembered as a key defensive structure in the Welsh Marches, reflecting the strategic tensions between Norman lords and Welsh princes during the medieval period.
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Places near here
Painscastle CastleRuins · 9 yd
Painscastle Congregational Chapel, PainscastleChapel · 123 yd
PainscastleTown · 151 yd
Lower LundyRecorded historic place · 1100 yd
The RoundaboutWood · 1.3 mi
The BegwnsMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Ancient Standing Stone on the BegwnsStanding or carved stone · 1.5 mi
Moorland east of Llanbedr HillMountain or hill · 1.5 mi
Sheep on Clyro HillMountain or hill · 1.7 mi
Red HillMountain / peak · 2.4 mi
Bryngwyn Riding CentreHeritage attraction · 2.7 mi
Woodland walk Clyro CommonForest or wood · 3.0 miOther information
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