Brogyntyn Castle is a ruin of a native Welsh castle found close to Selattyn, Shropshire, England, on the Anglo-Welsh border. It is thought the castle was built, or at least owned, by Owain Brogyntyn, a 12th Century prince of the kingdom of Powys. Very little of the castle now remains.[1]

The antiquarian resource book Earthwork of England, prehistoric, Roman, Saxon, Danish, Norman and medieval (1908) states:

"Brogyntyn Castle, near Oswestry, is a perfectly round moated site, the external diameter 290 feet, the internal 160 feet, and the fosse having a width of 65 feet."

Castle Brogyntyn formerly belonged to Owain Brogyntyn, the natural son of Prince Madog ab Meredydd.[2]

52°52′25″N 3°04′19″W / 52.873696°N 3.07206°W / 52.873696; -3.07206

Notes

  1. ^ The Royal Tribes of Wales
  2. ^ The History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher, and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog

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