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Mar 2, 1070
Grosmont castle
possibly built b hubert de burgh in monmouthshire, south wales. After changing hands many times, it was granted by Henry 3 to his 2nd son and has since declined in importance.
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Dec 25, 1070
wigmore castle
built In hertfordshire england by william Fitzosbern. It was built on waste ground by a lakke. It s first referenced to in the Domesday book.
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Jun 7, 1100
hay on wye motte
built near saint marys church on the western side of hay on wye powys, mid wales by the Norman lord Bernard Newmarch. It was perhaps the seat for the melinog and was likely held from the nearby masonry castle.
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Sep 27, 1115
Kidwelly castle
built in Dyfed, South Wales but it is unknown who built it. It fell to the welsh several times in the 12th century.
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Jan 1, 1120
usk castle
Built near the town of monmouthshire, South Wales, it is first mentioned of being captured in 1138 and retaken by the welsh in 1174, despite strengthening of RIchard de Claire.
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Oct 27, 1200
Powis castle
A mile south of Welshpool, Powys, a castle stands. It was a military stronghold that was perserved and renewed by continual use and endured 700 years of near constant occupation. The property is now under the care of National Trust.
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Oct 27, 1282
Rhuddlan castle
In Denbighshire, Northeast Wales by Edward 1. It's location made it a key point in the racial struggles between the Welsh and English. It was planned as a concentric castle. In the late 11th century, when the Normans invaded Gwynedd, it was fought over by the Princes of gwynedd and the Earls of Chester.
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Jul 4, 1295
Beaumaris castle
This was the last and largest of Castles to be built by King Edward 1in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Norht Wales. It is possibly one of the sophisticated examples of medieval Military architechture in Britain. It saw little action, except for the 17th century civil war.
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Aug 25, 1305
Castell Troggy
It was built by Roger Bigod 3, the earl of Norfolk, as a hunting lodge. It was believed to be left incomplete after his death.
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Oct 26, 1311
Ewloe castle
It was built near the town of Ewloe in Flintshire, Wales. It was built by the Princes of Wales before the invasion of wales by Edward 1. It is the relic of a brief triumph that Lywelyn the last had over the Anglo-norman marcher lords.
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