Llawhaden Castle

[1] A motte-and-bailey castle is thought to have previously occupied the site and the present structure was built by the bishops of the Diocese of St David in the 13th century.

[8] The stone-built building came later;[2] the vast majority of the ruins seen today date from the construction commissioned by Bishop Adam de Houghton between 1362 and 1389.

Barlow sold the lead from the castle roof, supposedly to pay for the dowry of one of his daughters,[4] resulting in damage to the rest of the building from which it never recovered.

[10] After the dissolution of the monasteries (which met no resistance from Protestant reformists like Barlow), the castle was completely abandoned, falling into disrepair; it was subsequently quarried for building stone.

Llawhaden Castle was among those worked on, with several tasks undertaken including digging out moats and ditches, as well as removing ivy and undergrowth.