Castell y Bere

Castell y Bere is a Welsh castle near Llanfihangel-y-pennant in Gwynedd, Wales. Constructed by Llywelyn the Great in the 1220s, the stone castle was intended to maintain his authority over the local people and to defend the south-west part of the princedom of Gwynedd. In 1282, war with Edward I of England resulted in the death of Llywelyn's grandson, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, and Castell y Bere fell to English forces. Edward I expanded the castle further and established a small town beside it. In 1294 the Welsh leader Madog ap Llywelyn mounted a major revolt and the castle was besieged and apparently burnt. Edward did not repair it and it became ruined. Today it is in the hands of Cadw and operated as a tourist attraction.

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Castell y Bereは、アトラスの城の知名度ランキングで世界1,486位（全3,734件中）、ウェールズの56件では32位にランクされています。1221年に創建され、アトラスの年代判明済みの城の78%より古い城です（13世紀に創建されたアトラス収録の397件のひとつ）。ウェールズが他とどう比べられるかは、城の統計をご覧ください。

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