Cymer Castle (Rating: 7.00 Votes: 3) Rate It! - Report bad link In 1116 we find the first recorded mention of a native
Welsh castle which has survived to the present day.
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Denbigh Castle (Rating: 8.63 Votes: 8) Rate It! - Report bad link Denbigh Castle overlooks the town, Denbighshire, northeast Wales. Unfortunately, nothing of the native-built castle has survived. In recent years, however, restoration efforts have greatly upgraded the overall appearance of the gatehouse. Travelers passing through northeast Wales should make time for a side trip into Denbigh. You will discover one of Wales' best kept and most fascinating secrets.
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Dinas Emrys (Rating: 6.67 Votes: 3) Rate It! - Report bad link Gwynedd, north Wales, doesn't qualify as
a medieval Welsh castle, however this is a
legendary fortress. The fortress sits on a most precipitous rock, which might well be judged the strongest natural fortress
in Gwynedd.
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Dinas Powys Castle (Rating: 9.17 Votes: 6) Rate It! - Report bad link Dinas Powys Castle is located in Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. The castle dates back to the 5th to 7th century and now lies in ruins.
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Dinefwr Castle (Rating: 5.50 Votes: 2) Rate It! - Report bad link Dinefwr Castle is located in Carmarthenshire, south Wales. The castle has undergone extensive restoration and is now open to the public.
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East Orchard Castle (Rating: 2 Votes: 1) Rate It! - Report bad link East Orchard Castle in St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales was called a
castle, but there is no evidence
that it was fortified as such
at any time. It ruins and its history is all that remains.
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Ewloe Castle (Rating: 8.75 Votes: 4) Rate It! - Report bad link Ewloe Castle of Hawarden, Flintshire, northeast Wales has an unclear history but affords visitors perhaps the best and most intimate opportunity to explore and learn about this most Welsh type of castle.
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Flint Castle (Rating: 8.60 Votes: 5) Rate It! - Report bad link Flint Castle of Flintshire, northeast Wales is rarely recognized for its unique
contribution to castle-building as well as Britain's
history. This marvelous structure awaits your
discovery and careful exploration.
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Kidwelly Castle (Rating: 9.67 Votes: 6) Rate It! - Report bad link The South Gatehouse (the main gatehouse) and the exterior walls of Kidwelly Castle were built in
the early fourteenth century, although the mound on which it sits is well over a century older.
(Added: 2-Dec-1998 Hits: 1364)
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