this country has been called the castle
capital of the world
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be taking a look at some of Wales many
castles throughout the Welsh countryside
are hundreds of castles though many have
either been restored or stand as ruins
while the majority of these fortified
structures can now be found in the south
of Wales there are also several castles
in the centre and the north of the
country found in conwy in northern Wales
is dole with ellen castle built in the
13th century this stronghold was erected
by the Welsh Prince Llewellyn the great
the prince also built dole the darn
castle at the foot of Wales highest
mountain Snowden also in the north of
the country lies Castle coal or red
castle built in the late 1800s this
Gothic Revival castle was constructed
over the spot of a 13th century
fortification moving into the middle of
the country you will find Dover one
castle in the county of poets also built
by a Welsh prince in the 13th century
the structures stand as an example of
typical Welsh constructions as opposed
to those built by the English in the
southern part of the country is called
Akkad Castle and Monmouthshire
established by the Normans
the building later fell into disrepair
but was finally renovated into a
Victorian family home also in Monmouth
shear is chepstow castle which is
Britain’s oldest surviving castle built
by a Norman Lord in the mid 11th century
the castle overlooks the river wye Wales
capital city is home to Cardiff castle
which was built by the Roman army in
roughly 55 ad southern Carmarthenshire
is home to the anglo-norman Lorne Castle
which was founded in the 12th century
also constructed around that time with
Swansea Castle which is found in Swansea
South Wales is also home to Newport
Castle this 14th century construction is
on the United Kingdom statutory list of
buildings of special architectural or
historical interest the obvious
touristic appeal of Wales castles is
demonstrated by the fact that visitors
continue to seek them
with an extremely rich past and
incredible architecture visitors will
continue to study them for their
importance to medieval history for years
to come
capital of the world
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be taking a look at some of Wales many
castles throughout the Welsh countryside
are hundreds of castles though many have
either been restored or stand as ruins
while the majority of these fortified
structures can now be found in the south
of Wales there are also several castles
in the centre and the north of the
country found in conwy in northern Wales
is dole with ellen castle built in the
13th century this stronghold was erected
by the Welsh Prince Llewellyn the great
the prince also built dole the darn
castle at the foot of Wales highest
mountain Snowden also in the north of
the country lies Castle coal or red
castle built in the late 1800s this
Gothic Revival castle was constructed
over the spot of a 13th century
fortification moving into the middle of
the country you will find Dover one
castle in the county of poets also built
by a Welsh prince in the 13th century
the structures stand as an example of
typical Welsh constructions as opposed
to those built by the English in the
southern part of the country is called
Akkad Castle and Monmouthshire
established by the Normans
the building later fell into disrepair
but was finally renovated into a
Victorian family home also in Monmouth
shear is chepstow castle which is
Britain’s oldest surviving castle built
by a Norman Lord in the mid 11th century
the castle overlooks the river wye Wales
capital city is home to Cardiff castle
which was built by the Roman army in
roughly 55 ad southern Carmarthenshire
is home to the anglo-norman Lorne Castle
which was founded in the 12th century
also constructed around that time with
Swansea Castle which is found in Swansea
South Wales is also home to Newport
Castle this 14th century construction is
on the United Kingdom statutory list of
buildings of special architectural or
historical interest the obvious
touristic appeal of Wales castles is
demonstrated by the fact that visitors
continue to seek them
with an extremely rich past and
incredible architecture visitors will
continue to study them for their
importance to medieval history for years
to come
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