Castell Ynysgynwraidd

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Castell Ynysgynwraidd is a medieval stone fortress in Monmouthshire, Wales, better known in English as Skenfrith Castle, and forms part of the historic defensive trio known as the Three Castles.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Castell Sgynfre 1
Castell Ynysgynwraidd canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fortified structure ⓘ
medieval stone castle ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
associatedWith Grosmont Castle ⓘ
White Castle ⓘ
builder Hubert de Burgh ⓘ
built early 13th century ⓘ
builtFor defence of the Welsh Marches ⓘ
category Castles in Monmouthshire ⓘ
controlledBy Cadw ⓘ
Lords of the March ⓘ
country Wales ⓘ
currentCondition ruin ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
function royal stronghold ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Castell Sgynfre ⓘ
hasEnglishName Skenfrith Castle ⓘ
hasFeature corner towers ⓘ
curtain walls ⓘ
gatehouse ⓘ
inner ward ⓘ
moat or ditch ⓘ
outer ward ⓘ
round keep ⓘ
hasShape roughly rectangular plan ⓘ
heritageDesignation Grade II* listed building ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ
languageOfName Welsh ⓘ
locatedIn Monmouthshire ⓘ
Monnow Valley ⓘ
Skenfrith ⓘ
Welsh Marches ⓘ
locatedOn River Monnow ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
nearbyFeature Church of St Bridget, Skenfrith ⓘ
nearbySettlement village of Skenfrith ⓘ
notableFor central round keep ⓘ
well-preserved curtain walls ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
ownership Crown Estate ⓘ
partOf Three Castles ⓘ
medieval defensive system of the Three Castles ⓘ
previousStructure earlier earth and timber castle ⓘ
rebuilt early 13th century in stone ⓘ
region southeast Wales ⓘ
usedFor administrative centre ⓘ
border defence ⓘ
usedUntil 16th century ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Skenfrith Castle → hasAlternativeName → Castell Ynysgynwraidd ⓘ
Castell Ynysgynwraidd → hasAlternativeName → Castell Sgynfre ⓘ
linked to: Castell Ynysgynwraidd