Forgotten Castles of Wales and the Marches

Description

Mae Cymru yn wlad y cestyll. Adeiladwyd y rhai enwocaf yn y drydedd ganrif ar ddeg gan Edward I er mwyn goresgyn y tywysogion brodorol ond mae’r mwyafrif i’w canfod ar draws de’r wlad ac ar hyd y ffin â Lloegr – ardal y Mers. Bu’r ardaloedd hyn yn achos cynnen rhwng y Cymry a’r Saeson am ganrifoedd, o gyfnod cychwynnol y Goresgyniad Normanaidd hyd at Wrthryfel Owain Glyndŵr.
Wales is a land of castles. The best known are those built in the 13th century under King Edward I to defeat the native princes, but the most numerous lie across the south of the country and along the border with England, in the region known as the Welsh Marches. These areas were fought over in centuries of conflict, from the initial Norman invasion through to the Glyndŵr Rebellion.