A wooden bucket made from oak staves, with an iron handle. Bound with modern hazel withies and pegs. Castell y Bere, a native Welsh castle, was probably begun by Prince Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (Llywelyn the Great) around 1221. It remained in Welsh hands for several decades only for in April 1283, the castle was finally surrendered to the English, the last castle to fall during Edward I's military campaign against the Welsh. After falling to the English, Castell-y-Bere was repaired to some degree and a settlement was established at the foot of the craggy hillock. Although a last attempt was made to retake Y Bere by Madog ap Llywelyn in 1294, this revolt was soon suppressed and Castell-y-Bere was rendered useless from that point onward. The new English settlement was abandoned and the castle was never used again. Source: http://www.castlewales.com/cybere.html