Caldicot Castle (Rating: 6.38 Votes: 8) Rate It! - Report bad link
Caldicot Castle in Gwent, South Wales is often neglected in discussions of the Welsh Castles. This is a shame since Caldicot, apart from having a history dating back to Norman times, forms the picturesque centrepiece of a beautiful country park. The castle was restored by a wealthy Victorian and was the home of the Cobb family until the 1960's.
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Candleston Castle (Rating: 6.67 Votes: 6) Rate It! - Report bad link
The name Candleston is probably derived from the de Cantelupe family who built a fortified manor house here in the later 14th century.
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Cardiff Castle (Rating: 7.33 Votes: 9) Rate It! - Report bad link
A site of great strategic value along the extensive network of Roman roads in Wales, Cardiff sat along the main link between Caerleon and Carmarthen.
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Cardiff Castle (Rating: 5.57 Votes: 7) Rate It! - Report bad link
Originally built as a fort in around the first century AD by the Romans, the castle has had many
owners and roles. Its 10 foot thick walls helped protect the port of Cardiff from Irish pirates and
unhappy Britons.
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Cardigan Castle (Rating: 7.40 Votes: 5) Rate It! - Report bad link
The unfortunate condition of Cardigan Castle belies its historical significance, for Cardigan was the site of frequent conflict, particularly between the Welsh princes of Deheubarth and the ambitious Norman invaders of West Wales.
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Carew Castle (Rating: 8.00 Votes: 6) Rate It! - Report bad link
The present structure was begun in the 13th century by Sir Nicholas de Carew, a high ranking officer and frequent campaigner in Ireland.
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Carmarthen Castle (Rating: 5.00 Votes: 2) Rate It! - Report bad link
The castle at Carmarthen, on its rocky eminence overlooking the River Twyi, must have dominated the medieval town just as, a little way to the east, the Roman fort must have dominated the Roman town a thousand years before.
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Carn Fadryn Castle (Rating: 4.00 Votes: 2) Rate It! - Report bad link
The construction of the citadel in the 12th century by the sons of Owain Gwynedd is recorded by Giraldus
Cambrensis while on his famous journey through Wales in 1188.
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Carndochan Castle (Rating: 7.57 Votes: 7) Rate It! - Report bad link
Castell Cardochan is a ruined mediaeval Welsh castle of the same vintage and design as Castell-y-Bere in the
Dysynni valley.
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