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Welsh castles

Wales has more castles per head than anywhere else in the world.

Cardiff castle

Motte and bailey castles

Designed by Norman conquerors to secure areas of land quickly and cheaply.

Harlech castle - Crown Copyright: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wale

Concentric castles

Constructed to present as daunting a challenge to attackers as possible.

Caernarfon Castle

Linear castles

When concentric castles weren't possible, the Normans built linear structures.

Aberystwyth castle

Aberystwyth castle

An important Welsh strong hold and centre over the centuries - from mint to seat of government

Caerphilly Castle

Caerphilly castle

One of the biggest fortresses in Europe.

Caernarfon castle

Caernarfon castle

One of the 'iron ring' castles of north Wales.

Harlech castle

Harlech castle

Once a key outpost of Edward I's castle network.

Raglan castle

Raglan castle

Raglan castle

Pembroke castle

Pembroke castle


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