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https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/beaumaris-castle Beaumaris Castle | Cadw Visitor information for Beaumaris Castle including location, opening times, admission prices, parking and links to buy online tickets and guidebooks before... castle cadwbeaumaris https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/flint-castle Flint Castle | Cadw The earliest and most unusual of Wales’ English-built castlesFans of military architecture make a bee-line for Flint. The first castle to be founded as part... castle cadwflint https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/grosmont-castle Grosmont Castle | Cadw Big on the borderGrosmont is a member of an illustrious trio of strongholds. Along with Skenfrith and White Castle, it’s one of the ‘Three Castles of Gwent’... castle cadw https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/newcastle-castle Newcastle Castle | Cadw A castle built to lastAlong with its neighbours at Coity and Ogmore, Newcastle Castle guarded the important river crossings which once controlled access into... newcastle castlecadw https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/laugharne-castle Laugharne Castle | Cadw Mighty medieval castle, Tudor mansion and poet’s hideoutThis is the ‘brown as owls’ castle beloved of Dylan Thomas, Laugharne’s most famous resident. He wrote... castle cadwlaugharne https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/ogmore-castle Ogmore Castle | Cadw Step into the pastOverlooking a picturesque river crossing still marked by a series of ancient stepping stones, Ogmore (along with Coity and Newcastle) is part... castle cadw https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/wiston-castle Wiston Castle | Cadw Well-preserved motte-and-bailey with a turbulent historyProbably built by an early Flemish settler with the unusual name of Wizo, Wiston is one of the... castle cadw https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/loughor-castle Loughor Castle | Cadw Thou shalt not crossIt’s easy to see why Loughor was built here. The ruins are those of a castle that commanded what was once a low-tide fording point across... castle cadw https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/monmouth-castle Monmouth Castle | Cadw Ruined castle with a regal historyIt’s a surprise to find this ruin, tucked away as it is in a lane off Monmouth’s main shopping street. Strategically located... castle cadwmonmouth https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/llanblethian-castle Llanblethian Castle | Cadw Ruined remains of a 14th-century castleAlso known as St Quentin's or St. Quintin's Castle, probably built by English nobleman and military commander Gilbert de... castle cadw https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/skenfrith-castle Skenfrith Castle | Cadw Significant medieval fortress with a substantial central towerOne of the ‘Three Castles of Gwent’ (along with Grosmont and White Castle) founded by Norman lord... castle cadw https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/tretower-court-and-castle Tretower Court and Castle | Cadw Two-in-one architectural wonder spans 900 years of historyThe clue’s in the name. So striking was the massive circular tower built by Roger Picard II that his... castle cadwcourt https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/denbigh-castle Denbigh Castle | Cadw Mighty fortress evokes the drama of medieval warfareIt was once the royal residence of Dafydd ap Gruffudd, whose attack on nearby Hawarden Castle provoked the... castle cadwdenbigh https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/swansea-castle Swansea Castle | Cadw Urban remnants of a once-mighty fortressThough what little remains of Swansea Castle is now hemmed in by the modern-day city centre, this was once a fortress... castle cadwswansea https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/white-castle White Castle | Cadw The shape of things to come? An early glimpse of Edward I’s Welsh castle-building project white castlecadw https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/llawhaden-castle Llawhaden Castle | Cadw Forgotten castle-cum-mansion that stays in the memoryIt’s worth taking the short detour off the busy A40 as you drive through Pembrokeshire to visit this... castle cadw https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/twtil-castle-motte Twtil, Castle Motte | Cadw Medieval mound where a long-lost castle once stoodThis massive earthen motte (or mound) marks the site of Rhuddlan’s first castle. Built in 1073 by Robert of... castlemottecadw