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43.—Harold’s Stones, Trelech, Monmouthshire
Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)
“It is stated by Rowland, the author of ‘Mona Antiqua,’ that wherever there are heaps of stones of great apparent antiquity, stone pillars are also found near them. This is probably too strong an asse [...]
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animals, cattle, megaliths, ruins, tombs, druids, backgrounds, wallpaper, greyscale
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Telech; Monmouthshire; Wales
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390.—Cardiff Castle
Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)
as it appeared in 1775.First built around 1090, Cardiff castle was extensively rebuilt in the 19th Century.Cardiff Castle Web site“Fortunate was it for the country when a prince arose of such decided [...]
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castles, towers, birds, trees, water, boats, people, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale
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Cardiff; Glamorgan; Wales
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Plate 4.—Chepstow Castle, Monmouthshire.
History of Wales (1853)
Drawn by H. Gastineau. Engraved by H. W. Bond.Chepstow Castle is near the entrance to the Wye Valley. The region has been designated as an Area of Outstanding Beauty.There is another picture of Chepst [...]
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castles, ruins, towers, water, bridges, boats, trees, arches, people, animals, colour
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Chepstow; Monmouthshire; Wales
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Caerphilly Castle, South Wales
In Unfamiliar England (1910)
“For ten miles from Newport we wend our way over a dusty, ill-kept byroad with sharp turns andsteep grades, and before we come to the village we see from some distance the broken towers and battlement [...]
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castles, ruins, wallpaper, backgrounds, towers, greyscale
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Caerphilly; Glamorgan; Wales
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Plate 12.—Newport, Monmouthshire.
History of Wales (1853)
Drawn by H. Gastineau, Engraved by S. Lacey.
Newport City Council Homepage
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bridges, water, people, boats, chimneys, towns, castles, colour
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Newport; Monmouthshire; Wales
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Old Moat of Raglan
England Beautiful (1936)
A romantic engraving of a ruined castle with towers and a moat.
See allpictures of Raglan Castle; it is also called Ragland Castle in some of the older books.
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castles, ruins, towers, moats, trees, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale
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Raglan; Monmouthshire; Wales
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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 inOman’s Castles book. T [...]
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castles, ruins, water, people, trees, birds, ducks, towers, overgrown, colour
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Raglan; Monmouthshire; Wales
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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 originaluncroppedversion.
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castles, ruins, water, trees, birds, ducks, towers, overgrown, backgrounds, wallpaper, colour
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Raglan; Monmouthshire; Wales
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Skenfrith Castle
Castles (1926)
The three castles differ from each other in situation and character. Skenfrith, the smallest of the three, and the one which was least pulled about by its later owners, lies low, at a point where a la [...]
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castles, ruins, overgrown, towers, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale
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Skenfrith; Monmouthshire; Wales
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Raglan Castle
Castles (1926)
The Tower of Gwent, Water-GateThe castle was started around 1435, by Sir William ap Thomas; it was slighted at the end of the Civil War.There is an older picture ofRagland Castlein theHistory of Wales [...]
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castles, entrances, towers, water, colour
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Raglan; Monmouthshire; Wales
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Abergavenny Castle
Castles (1926)
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 some mode [...]
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castles, ruins, trees, people, colour
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Abergavenny; Monmouthshire; Wales
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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.
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castles, trees, people, animals, cattle, dogs, greyscale
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Merthyr Tydvil; Glamorgan; Wales
Added: 2004-03-23
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Caerphilly Castle from the South.
Castles (1926)
Caerphilly>This is one of the largest, the most imposinng, and the most scientifically constructed castle in all Wales. It must also have been one of the most striking in situation, so long as its gr [...]
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Caerphilly; Glamorgan; Wales
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Plan of Caerphilly Castle
Castles (1926)
The key reads as follows:A. Gateway to Inner Ward.B. Gateway to Outer Ward.C. Gateway to Grand Front.D. S. Postern to Grand Front.E. Great Hall.F. Kitchen.“This is one of the largest, the most imposin [...]
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castles, maps, plans, greyscale
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Caerphilly; Glamorgan; Wales
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Penrice Castle: The Gate-House.
Castles (1926)
“This is the largest, but not [according to Sir Charles Oman] the most interesting, of the three castles of Gower. For though itsenciente, round keep and gate-house are standing, it as as mere masses [...]
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castles, ruins, greyscale
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Penrice; Gower Peninsula; Glamorgan; Wales
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