During the conquest of Gwynedd, Edward I s forces took possession of the Harlech promontory from which the great concentric castle was subsequently built. Welsh defenders of the rocky outcrop above the sea were driven off, enabling Edward s engineers under Master James of St George to begin construction of what became one of the most sophisticated medieval fortresses in Europe.
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any location in Britain — drawing on Domesday records, scheduled monuments, Victorian OS maps, geological data and archaeological archives to tell the full story of a place.
Research a location near Gwynedd