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Harlech Castle Watergate
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| Issue: |
Reflections on the Past: Essays in Honour of Frances Lynch |
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Cambrian Archaeological Association Monographs
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| Page Start/End: |
417 - 431 |
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| Abstract: |
This study is concerned with the lower watergate at Harlech Castle and the need for navigable access to the castle. Harlech Castle, perched 50 metres above sea-level on a rock outcrop, could never have sustained a bustling harbour in the manner of the other Edwardian castles, although the vast quantities of building materials and resources required to keep a work force of some 900 men busy during the heyday of construction must have necessitated considerable use of the sea for transport. At Rhuddlan, the river Clwyd was canalised to improve navigation and it is probable that improvements were required at Beaumaris also. No similar works have yet been found at Harlech, but it is the intention here to review the evidence for navigable access to the now land-locked castle, and to provide a suggested sequence of events upon which future studies can build. |
| Year of Publication: |
2012
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Harlech Castle
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medieval town
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| Source: |
ADS Archive
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| Created Date: |
31 Mar 2022 |
