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Raglan Castle The Tower of Gwent, Water-Gate [more...] |
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Abergavenny Castle There has been a castle at Abergavenny since around 1087, but today’s ruins were built in the 13th and 14th centuries. Today there is a gate with barbican and a couple of towers. There are [...]Castles of Wales web site. Abergavenny is also called, in Welsh, Y Fenni. [more...] |
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Tretower Castle The Round Tower. |
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St. Donat’s Castle Stradling Arms in Inner Court |
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Plan of Caerphilly Castle The key reads as follows: |
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Penrice Castle: The Gate-House. “This is the largest, but not [according to Sir Charles Oman] the most interesting, of the three castles of Gower. For though its enciente, round keep and gate-house are standing, it as as mere masses of rubble, all the ashlar and carved stonework having been most carefully peeled off the rough cores within. It stands about a mile and a half from the sea, on a plateau at the head of a deep coombe, which runs down through woods to Oxwych Bay. Its back is toward a cliff or very steep descent [...] [more...] |
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Plan of Pembroke Castle “Pembroke possess one curiosity unparalleled in other British castles: under the inner ward on the north side is an immense natural cavern, called the Wogan, 70 feet long and 50 broad, which was from the first utilized as a good dry storehouse. It was aproachable from above by stairs, and below had an opening on to the creek, blocked by a water-gate, [...] [more...] |
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Harlech Castle The Main-Gate House [more...] |
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Harlech Castle The View from the South West [more...] |
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Harlech Castle Ground Plan [more...] |
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Chirk Castle The Courtyard. |
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Carew Castle Sir John Perrot’s Building. |
