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List of Castles in Wales, Caer - CandlestonA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Caer Penrhos
Penrhos, Llanrhystud, Dyfed, Wales Caer Penrhos is an earthen ringwork fortification possibly built by Cadwaladr, son of Grufudd ap Cynan, sometime around 1149. The castle is a ringwork fortification set within an earlier Iron Age earthwork. The views are superb. MORE >> Attraction Type: Castle Location: Off the B4337 Location map Heritage Rating:  ?
Caerau Castle Ringwork
Caerau, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales A Norman ringwork castle within an older Iron Age hillfort (as at Caer Penrhos). Unlike many Norman fortifications there is no motte at Caerau, only a bank and outer ditch. The bank would have had a wooden pallisade atop to provide extra protection. MORE >> Attraction Type: Castle Location: On the A4232 Location map Heritage Rating:  ?
Caergwrle Castle
Caergwrle, Clwyd, Wales Caergwrle was begun by Dafydd ap Grufudd in 1277 and was destroyed a mere 7 years later. The castle was ruined in the subsequent conflict with Edward I, but later rebuilt by Edward. A fire damaged the castle and it was never repaired. Sections of the curtain wall remain, with … MORE >> Attraction Type: Castle Location map Heritage Rating: ?
Caerleon Castle
Caerleon, Newport, Gwent, Wales The Romans settled at Caerwent almost 2000 years ago, but the remains we see today are primarily those of a Norman motte and bailey castle of 1085 vintage. The motte was originally surmonted by a wooden tower, with a twin-towered gatehouse at the base of the motte and a … MORE >> Attraction Type: Castle Location: On the B4236 Location map Heritage Rating: ?
Caerphilly Castle
Caerphilly, Gwent, Wales, CF8 1JL Caerphilly, covering 30 acres (12.2ha), is one of the greatest surviving castles in the medieval Western world. It was a highpoint in medieval defensive architecture with its massive gatehouses and water features, and is the first true example of a concentric castle in Britain. Caerphilly was built by the powerful … MORE >> Attraction Type: Castle Location map Heritage Rating:  ?
Caerwent Castle
Caerwent, Gwent, Wales Originally thought to be a Norman motte built on site of a Roman fort, it seems more likely that the 'castle' is an early Roman site with little medieval connection. The site is a rectilinear arrangement of courts and ranges measuring about 74 metres long by 38 metres wide. MORE >> Attraction Type: Castle Location: off A48 between Newport and Chepstow Location map Heritage Rating: ?
Caldicot Castle
Church Road, Caldicot, Newport, Gwent, Wales, NP6 4HU More than one castle calls Caldicot home. The earliest, now lost, was erected in Saxon times. On the site of that earlier fortress the Normans erected a motte and bailey castle in 1086. Henry de Bohun, Earl of Hereford, built a stone keep atop the motte in 1221, plus a … MORE >> Attraction Type: Castle Location: signposted from B4245 Location map Heritage Rating: ?
Camlais Castle
Sennybridge, Powys, Wales A Norman motte and bailey castle dating to the 12th century. The castle was later abandonned and the site of the motte used for a 14th century manor house. MORE >> Attraction Type: Castle Location: 3 m SE Sennybridge, off A4215 Location map Heritage Rating: ?
Camrose Castle
Camrose, Haverfordwest, Dyfed, Wales A small Norman motte and bailey fortification, built around 1080 as an outlier to Haverfordwest Castle during the first wave of Norman settlement in south Wales. Camrose was one of the Norman 'Landsker' castles, built along an imaginary line between Welsh and English speaking areas of … MORE >> Attraction Type: Castle Location: off B4330 Location map Heritage Rating: ?
Candleston Castle
Merthyr Mawr, Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales More fortified manor than castle, Candleston was built in the late 14th century on the site of an earlier wooden fortification. A ruined wall surrounds a small courtyard, about which are ranged a hall block and tower, with the later additions of a south wing. MORE >> Attraction Type: Castle Location: off A48 Location map Heritage Rating: ?
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