VIII. The Town and Castle of Conway
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20456228 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sidney Toy (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1937 |
| Volume | 86 |
| Pages | 163-193 |
| Publication date | 1937-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeologia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-3409 • E-ISSN: 2051-3186 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s026134090001540x |
| OpenAlex | W2320023023 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Conway occupies a position of great natural strength and, from a medieval standpoint, of great military importance. It is defended on the one side by the River Conway, here a wide estuary, on the other by the mountains of Snowdonia; and in the middle ages it commanded the road from England into the Welsh strongholds of Gwynedd. It might be thought that the strategic value of such a site would be recognized at an early period, but there is no evidence of its military or communal occupation before the arrival of the Cistercians, whose houses were normally placed on secluded spots, in the twelfth century. The Cistercian abbey of Aberconway was founded about 1186
Ancient history · Archaeology · Geography · Middle Ages · Welsh · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Medieval History and Crusades · Scottish History and National Identity
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1995 - 2009 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |