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Castles are incredible feats of construction, whatever their current condition they tell fascinating stories over centuries of history.
Cardigan Castle - Castell Aberteifi - Tuesday 1st April 2025
Cardigan Castle - Castell Aberteifi - Tuesday 1st April 2025
A fabulous three hour visit, very helpful and knowledgeable guides, friendly family history volunteers scanning thousands of letters from the last owner. Lord Rhys was the first Welshman to build a stone castle and in 1176 he held what is regarded as the first eisteddfod. Cardigan Castle or Castell Aberteifi.
View of the castle from the footbridge next to the 1639 stone bridge. The walls used to be a lot higher.
In 1176 Lord Rhys gave 2 chairs - for poetry and music - the forerunners to the bardic chair at the national eisteddfod.
The Georgian house built within the castle grounds. The last private owner Barbara Wood wrote thousands of letters.
Typical Georgian house rooms - dining room, drawing room and of course a kitchen with a Welsh dresser.
Raby Castle - Staindrop - County Durham - Wednesday 11th September 2024
Raby Castle - Staindrop - County Durham - Wednesday 11th September 2024
Built by John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby, between approximately 1367 and 1390. Raby Castle, Park and Gardens is the seat of the Vane family, the Barons Barnard.
An impressive looking gatehouse.
The dining hall is just enormous with a fabulous ceiling.
Where the servants ate their meals in silence.
One of the two ponds in the deer park.
Richmond Castle - Yorkshire - Saturday 13th May 2023
Richmond Castle - Yorkshire - Saturday 13th May 2023
English Heritage own and maintain Richmond Castle, Tower Street, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 4QW.
Built on Riche Mount, 'the strong hill'. The castle was constructed by Alan Rufus from 1071 onwards
A 100 ft (30 m)-high sandstone keep with 3-4 ft walls was built at the end of the 12th century.
The castle was no longer in use by the 14th century.
A view of Richmond from the ramparts.
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