Castles

Castles

A large, fortified building or set of buildings, that are usually walled.

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Castles

Llawhaden Castle was built by the Bishops of St Davids cathedral. It was probably Bernard, the first Norman bishop, who founded the castle in the early 12th century to protect the surrounding lands. ...

Longtown Castle

Architecture; Castles

Longtown Castle stands on the Welsh border at the base of the Black Mountains. It is a fairly standard motte-and-bailey earthwork, built by William de Lacy in the 1180's on the site of a square ...

Lydford Castle

Architecture; Castles

The first Norman castle was built at Lydford soon after the conquest of 1066; the remains of its earthworks can be seen on the south side of St Petrock's Church. A new tower was built in 1195, ...

MacLellan Castle

Architecture; Castles

MacLellan's Castle stands on the site of the convent of Greyfriars in the centre of Kirkcudbright. Sir Thomas MacLellan acquired the site nine years after the Reformation Act of 1560. MacLellan was ...

Manorbier Castle

Architecture; Castles

Manorbier Castle is a fortified manor overlooking a sheltered beach. The lands on which it is built were granted to the Norman knight, Odo de Barri, at the end of the 11th century. He probably made ...

Raby Castle

Architecture; Castles

Raby Castle is a large fortified mansion house that has gradually developed into an impressive stately home. John, 3rd Baron Nevill, obtained a licence to crenellate in 1378, although this probably ...

Raglan Castle

Architecture; Castles

The first castle at Raglan was a Norman motte and bailey which survived until the early 15th century when it came into the hands of Sir William ap Thomas, a Welsh knight who had fought at Agincourt ...