Castles

Castles

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

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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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Llantilio Castle

Architecture; Castles

White Castle, along with Skenfrith and Grosmont, is one of three castles built to protect one of the main routes through the border region between England and South Wales. In the late 1130's King ...

Llawhden Castle

Architecture; 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. ...

Llansteffan Castle

Architecture; Castles

Llansteffan Castle stands on a hill south of the village, overlooking the Tywi estuary. It was one of a chain of castles the Normans built to guard the river mouths in the early 12th century. But its ...

Lindisfarne Castle

Architecture; Castles

Holy Island, cut off from the mainland for several hours each day, played a significant part in the development of Christianity in England. In 635 AD, the Irish evangelist, St Aidan, founded a ...