Facts about welsh castles

Facts about welsh castles 16 Interesting Facts About Welsh Castles

Chepstow CastleChepstow is the oldest post-Roman stone fortress in Britain, and its 800-year-old castle doors are also t...
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Chepstow Castle
Chepstow is the oldest post-Roman stone fortress in Britain, and its 800-year-old castle doors are also the oldest in Europe. Work began on the castle in 1067 – just a year after the Norman invasion – and the castle gradually extended along its narrow clifftop ridge, guarding a major crossing of the River Wye.

Caerphilly CastleCaerphilly Castle is the second-biggest castle in Britain, with the most elaborate water defences. It w...
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Caerphilly Castle
Caerphilly Castle is the second-biggest castle in Britain, with the most elaborate water defences. It was built by Anglo-Norman lord Gilbert de Clare in the 13th century to help wrest control of Glamorgan from the native Welsh prince Llywelyn ap Gruffudd. Modern attractions include working siege engines, the Gilbert’s Maze adventure, and animatronic Dragons’ Lair.

Cardiff CastleIn the middle of our capital city, Cardiff Castle has Roman walls, an 11th century Norman keep, military m...
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Cardiff Castle
In the middle of our capital city, Cardiff Castle has Roman walls, an 11th century Norman keep, military museum, and a sumptuous Victorian mansion that was decorated by the 3rd Marquess of Bute (1847-1900), then the richest man in the world. Bute also transformed Castell Coch, a few miles north, into a lavish fairytale castle.

Laugharne CastleBuilt to guard the Tâf estuary, Laugharne Castle is one of the most fought-over in Wales. The original N...
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Laugharne Castle
Built to guard the Tâf estuary, Laugharne Castle is one of the most fought-over in Wales. The original Norman castle was captured and destroyed by Rhys ap Gruffudd of Deheubarth in 1189; a rebuilt castle was seized by Llywelyn the Great in 1215. It changed hands twice during the Civil War before being captured and partially destroyed by Royalist forces. The artist JMW Turner painted the ruins, and the poet Dylan Thomas spent time writing in its Victorian garden.

Powis CastleThe original Powis Castle was built by Welsh prince Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn in the 1280s, but the present mag...
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Powis Castle
The original Powis Castle was built by Welsh prince Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn in the 1280s, but the present magnificent fortress-with-gardens owes its splendour to the Clive family. In 1784 Lord Powis’ daughter married Edward Clive, who later inherited both the family title and the considerable wealth of his own father: Major-General Robert Clive, also known as Clive of India. The castle’s Clive Museum has the UK's largest private collection of Indian and Far Eastern antiquities.

Carew CastleCarew Castle sits on an inlet alongside an old tidal mill in Pembrokeshire. These were the ancestral lands o...
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Carew Castle
Carew Castle sits on an inlet alongside an old tidal mill in Pembrokeshire. These were the ancestral lands of Princess Nest, a famous 11th-century beauty from the Deheubarth dynasty who controlled south west Wales from 920 to 1197. Nest bore at least nine children to five different noblemen. Even today, several illustrious families can trace their lineage back to her: she was an ancestor of George Washington, JFK and Princess Diana.

Castell y BereBuilt by Llywelyn the Great in the 1220s, Castell y Bere was a remote outpost on Llywelyn’s southern front...
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Castell y Bere
Built by Llywelyn the Great in the 1220s, Castell y Bere was a remote outpost on Llywelyn’s southern frontier. It guarded his cattle range, protected the homeland of Gwynedd, and dominated the neighbouring lordship of Meirionydd. The castle was captured by the Normans in 1283 and abandoned; its ruins sit in a quietly beautiful valley in southern Eryri (Snowdonia).

Dinefwr CastleDinefwr was the power-base of the Kingdom of Deheubarth, which ruled over South West Wales for almost 300 ...
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Dinefwr Castle
Dinefwr was the power-base of the Kingdom of Deheubarth, which ruled over South West Wales for almost 300 years in the 10th to 12th centuries. It was the main seat of Hywel Dda (Hywel the Good) who first codified native Welsh law. The castle’s ruins sit in a wooded nature reserve on a bluff overlooking the River Tywi. Nearby, the ‘new’ castle, built in the 1600s, is run by the National Trust. Both are easily reached on a circular walk from Llandeilo.

Cardigan CastleThe Lord Rhys (Rhys ap Gruffydd, 1132-1197) built the first stone castle at Cardigan and, to celebrate it...
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Cardigan Castle
The Lord Rhys (Rhys ap Gruffydd, 1132-1197) built the first stone castle at Cardigan and, to celebrate its completion in 1176, held a gathering of musicians and poets. This was the first National Eisteddfod, a tradition that continues to this day. The castle and the Georgian house within its grounds fell into disrepair until a £12m restoration project secured its future as a heritage attraction, restaurant, accommodation and events venue.

Castles in WalesThere are more than 600 castles in Wales, more per square mile than anywhere in the world. Some have bee...
07/09/2023

Castles in Wales
There are more than 600 castles in Wales, more per square mile than anywhere in the world. Some have been lived in continuously for a thousand years, while others are romantic ruins. Many are native Welsh castles, built by Welsh royal dynasties, often in very beautiful places. The biggest were built by Normans following their invasion in 1066. These are 12 of the best native and Norman examples.

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