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castles: A fortified defensive building or structure. Strictly speaking, a castle was also a home, whereas a fort was purely defensive, but I have used castle for any fortified place. A castle may also have had a dungeon or donjon, a sort of prison for offenders and captured soldiers.

Synonyms: fort, keep, garrison

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Pictures from The History of Wales by B. B. Woodward, B.A., London, (Quarto, 1853 [First edition] vi + (ii) + 608pp, illustrated with 76 steel-engraved plates)

If you use these pictures for anything, or would like me to scan more, let me know. You can refer to the list of illustrations. All of these images are out of copyright (in the public domain). Henry Gastineau (the principal artist) died in 1876.

There is a low-quality scan of this entire book at Google Books but they forgot to scan the plates, I think.

Coity Castle, Glamorganshire

History of Wales (1853)

A wood-engraving of the ruins of Coity Castle, complete with a young woman carrying a basket and a spade, perhaps growing vegetables in the former courtyard! The castle does not appear to be mentioned [...]

Keywords: castles, ruins, towers, people, trees, backgrounds, wallpaper

Places shown: Bridgend; Glamorganshire; Wales

Added: 2008-09-28

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42.—Denbigh Castle, Denbighshire

History of Wales (1853)

The book does not discuss Denbigh Castle at all as far as I can tell. The castle was started in the 1280s by Edward I; like so many castles in Britain it was demolished as part of the English Civil Wa [...]

Keywords: ruins, castles, people, towers, arches, trees, animals, cattle

Places shown: Denbigh; Denbighshire; Wales

Added: 2006-09-20

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Plate 17. Cyfartha Castle

History of Wales (1853)

Merthyr Tydvil, Glamorganshire

Drawn by H. Gastineau, Engraved by S. Lacey

The castle was built in 1824 with 160 acres of park around it. The gardens and parks are still there.

Keywords: castles, trees, people, animals, cattle, dogs

Places shown: Merthyr Tydvil; Glamorgan; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

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Plate 74. Ragland Castle

History of Wales (1853)

The Keep of Ragland Castle, Monmouthshire. Drawn by H. Gastineau. Engraved by H. Aldard. “The siege and capture of Ragland Castle, by Fairfax, in August, 1646, A. D., when the library, containing a [...]

Keywords: castles, ruins, bridges, arches, towers, people

Places shown: Raglan; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

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Plate 15. Ragland Castle

History of Wales (1853)

Ragland Castle, Monmouthshire.Drawn by H. Gastineau. Engraved by H. Adlard.There are more pictures of Ragland Castle (also called Raglan Castle) in this gallery, and another in Oman’s Castles book. [...]

Keywords: castles, ruins, water, people, trees, birds, ducks, towers, overgrown

Places shown: Raglan; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

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Plate 73. Ragland Castle

History of Wales (1853)

Ragland Castle: gateway and bridge (Ragland is also also called Raglan Castle) The siege and capture of Ragland castle, by Fairfax, in August, 1646, A.D., when the library, containing a great treasure [...]

Keywords: towers, castles, bridges, water, boats, people, clouds, rivers

Places shown: Raglan; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

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Plate 63. Flint Castle

History of Wales (1853)

Drawn by H. Gastineau; engraved by S. Lacey.

Sadly, there’s quite a bit less of the castle left today. It was started in 1277 by King Edward I. Flint is spelled “Y Fflint” in Welsh.

Keywords: castles, ruins, towers, water, people, boats

Places shown: Flint; Flintshire; Wales

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Plate 41. Cardiff Castle

History of Wales (1853)

The castle dates from 1090 or so; Robert son of William I was imprisoned there for 26 years. Cardiff is now capital of Wales; in 1904 it had a population of 164,333.

Keywords: castles, ruins, trees, towers

Places shown: Cardiff; Glamorgan; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

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Plate 40. Caerphilli Castle, Glamorganshire

History of Wales (1853)

[unknown artist]

There is an official Caerphilly Castle web site (note modern spelling), complete with an image gallery.

Keywords: ruins, castles, clouds, cattle

Places shown: Caerphilly; Glamorgan; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

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Plate 65. Entrance to Beaumaris Castle.

History of Wales (1853)

Drawn by H. Gastineau, Engraved by F. R. Hay.There’s another picture of Beaumaris Castle in Old England. The castle was started in 1295 at the order of King Edward I, after the revolt in 1294/5 led b [...]

Keywords: castles, entrances, trees, people

Places shown: Beaumaris; Anglesey; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

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Plate 72. Caernarvon Castle

History of Wales (1853)

The Eagle Tower, Caernarvon (also spelt Caernarfon or Carnarfon). Drawn by H. Gastineau. Engraved by W. Wallis. The castle is seen from across the water, with is towers and turrets silhouetted against [...]

Keywords: castles, water, boats, towers, clouds

Places shown: Caernarvon; Gwynedd; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

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Plate 15. Ragland Castle (Wallpaper Edition)

History of Wales (1853)

Ragland Castle, Monmouthshire

Drawn by H. Gastineau. Engraved by H. Adlard.

This version is cropped to make a screen background (desktop wallpaper); there’s also the original uncropped version.

Keywords: castles, ruins, water, trees, birds, ducks, towers, overgrown, backgrounds, wallpaper

Places shown: Raglan; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

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