Dryslwyn Castle

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Dryslwyn Castle is a medieval Welsh fortress ruin dramatically sited on a hill overlooking the Tywi Valley in Carmarthenshire, Wales.

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Dryslwyn Castle canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
castle ruin
medieval fortress
architecturalStyle medieval military architecture
builtBy Welsh princes
builtInCentury 13th century
builtInPeriod 13th century
category Castles in Carmarthenshire
Grade I listed castles in Wales
Ruined castles in Wales
Scheduled monuments in Carmarthenshire
country Wales
currentCondition ruin
hasAccess footpath
hasExcavation archaeological investigations in 20th century
hasFeature defensive walls
ditches
earthworks
gatehouse
inner ward
outer ward
hasPanoramicViews Tywi Valley
hasViewOf River Tywi
Tywi Valley farmland
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
Scheduled monument
locatedIn Tywi Valley
south-west Wales
linked to: West Wales
locatedInHistoricCounty Carmarthenshire
locatedNear Llandeilo
locatedOn hill
location Carmarthenshire
managedBy Cadw
materialUsed stone
nearbyWaterBody River Tywi
openToPublic yes
overlooks Tywi Valley
ownedBy Welsh Government
partOf Welsh castle heritage
region Carmarthenshire
touristAttraction yes
usedFor administrative centre
military defence
residence of Welsh rulers

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Tywi Valley hasLandmark Dryslwyn Castle
River Towy passesNear Dryslwyn Castle
Dryslwyn hasLandmark Dryslwyn Castle
Dryslwyn knownFor Dryslwyn Castle
Dryslwyn overlookedBy Dryslwyn Castle