, ▁possibly ▁the ▁same ▁one , ▁the ▁later ▁W og ans ▁also ▁descend ▁from ▁Cad if or ▁ap ▁Coll w yn , ▁Lord ▁of ▁Dy f ed ▁in ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Rh ys ▁ap ▁T ew d wr ; ▁Cad if or ▁( and ▁hence , ▁later ▁W og ans ) ▁was ▁male - line ▁desc endant ▁of ▁the ▁earlier ▁k ings ▁of ▁Dy f ed , ▁prior ▁to ▁its ▁am alg am ation ▁into ▁De he ub arth ▁by ▁the ▁later ▁House ▁of ▁D ine f wr ▁( from ▁which ▁Rh ys ▁ap ▁T ew d wr ▁ha iled ). ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century , ▁W ist on ▁Castle ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁abandoned ▁and ▁the ▁W og an ▁family ▁lived ▁at ▁Pic ton ▁Castle , ▁where ▁their ▁he irs ▁have ▁lived ▁ever ▁since . ▁Pic ton ▁Castle ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁mot te ▁castle ▁and ▁was ▁re construct ed ▁in ▁stone ▁by ▁the ▁Sir ▁John ▁W og an ▁between ▁ 1 2 9 5 ▁and ▁ 1 3 0 8 . ▁The ▁design ▁was ▁unusual , ▁there ▁being ▁no ▁cour ty ard ▁internally , ▁the ▁main ▁building ▁being ▁protected ▁by ▁seven ▁circular ▁to wers ▁which ▁project ed ▁from ▁the ▁wall . ▁At ▁the ▁east ▁end , ▁two ▁of ▁these ▁to wers ▁acted ▁as ▁a ▁gate house , ▁and ▁the ▁port c ull ised - ent rance ▁between ▁them ▁led ▁straight ▁into ▁the ▁lower ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁hall . ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁windows ▁were ▁narrow ▁sl its