When concentric castles weren't possible, the Normans built linear structures. An important Welsh strong hold and centre over the centuries - from mint to seat of government One of the biggest ...

Read about Welsh castles on the Wales History site. Wales Nature has just published a fantastic gallery of Welsh castle photographs.

Our long and varied history has left a landscape full ... Well, it is one of the few castles made in Wales by the Welsh rather than the country’s English invaders. Dolwyddelan was one of a ...

Most will be familiar with the history of the castle after this point, with Edward building his own castle in Caernarfon, and while he heavily oppressed the Welsh for the rest of his reign ...

combines ten centuries of history with the present day. Visitors can tour the remains of the original castle and then stay for the night or dine on traditional Welsh dishes in its restaurant ...

In 1646, it began to come under siege from Parliamentary forces, one of the longest of the war. Like other Welsh castles that had been Royalist fortresses, Cromwell ordered Raglan to be destroyed.

what’s the most important building or place in Welsh history? Most people in Wales are aware of the mighty ring of Edwardian castles in the north of the country built in the wake of Edward I’s ...

The pictures above show just how impressive so many Welsh castles still are. You can also explore these 25 gorgeous homes, mansions, abbeys and castles that prove Wales is the land of history ...

Now, Cadw is marking its own bit of history - its 40th birthday - 75 years since the first historical buildings were listed ...

and it remains one of the UK's most famous linear castle structures. What are these? How the invasion changed the course of Welsh history. Our archive clips will perk you up.

The sheer number of Welsh castles is matched by their ... on a lofty rocky crag and offers another regional history lesson. “The castle’s Lord Rhys,” says Roberts, “enjoyed a long and ...