Medieval Castles

By Tara Price
  • Jan 1, 1000

    Rhuddlan Castle

    <a href='' >http://www.castlewales.com/rhudln.html</a>
    The castle is located in Denbighshire, northeast Wales.The builder of the castle is unknown. During the reign of King Offa of Mercia (757-96) the great dyke which bears his name (below) was constructed, outlining the beginning of the hill country from Prestatyn to the Bristol Channel and defining the westward limit of English settlement. Copyright © 2009 by Jeffrey L. Thomas
  • Jan 1, 1093

    Aberedw Castles

    <a href='' >http://www.castlewales.com/aberedw.html</a>
    This castle is located In the village of Aberedw, Powys, Mid-Wales. The Aberedw castle was built by the Baskervilles. Braose control of the cantref was seriously threatened in 1196 and lost in 1208. Copyright © 2009 by Jeffrey L. Thomas
  • Jan 1, 1110

    Carew Castle

    <a href='' >http://www.castlewales.com/carew.html</a>
    The Carew castle is located in Pembrokeshire, south Wales. The castle was built here by the Norman Gerald of Windsor. Rhys ap Thomas later heightened some parts and much of the battlemented top is in fact his rather less-than-serious military work. Copyright © 2009 by Jeffrey L. Thomas
  • Jan 1, 1135

    Pembridge Castle

    <a href='' >http://www.castlewales.com/pembrdg.html</a>
    The Pembridge Castle is located in England. the castle was built by Ralph de Pembridge. The Roman Catholic priest John Kemble was arrested here. Copyright © 2009 by Jeffrey L. Thomas
  • Jan 1, 1153

    Tenby Castle

    <a href='' >http://www.castlewales.com/tenby.html</a>
    The Tenby Castle is located in South Wales. The builder is unknown. The castle has been captured and recaptured time and time again. Copyright © 2009 by Jeffrey L. Thomas
  • Jan 1, 1200

    Aberystwyth Castle

    <a href='' >http://www.castlewales.com/aberystw.html</a>
    The Aberystwyth Castle is located in the town of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, west Wales. It was built by Gilbert de Clare.After 1408, Aberystwyth Castle lost its strategic value to the monarchy.
    Copyright © 2009 by Lise Hull and the Castles of Wales Website
  • Jan 1, 1295

    Beaumaris Castle

    <a href='' >http://www.castlewales.com/beaumar.html</a>
    This castle is located in Beaumaris, Anglesey, north Wales. This castle was built by King Edward I. A castle was almost certainly planned when King Edward visited Anglesey in 1283 and designated the Welsh town of Llanfaes to be its seat of government. Copyright © 2009 by Jeffrey L. Thomas
  • Jan 1, 1311

    Ewloe Castle

    <a href='' >http://www.castlewales.com/ewloe.html</a>
    This castle is located in Flintshire, northeast Wales. It was created for King Edward II. The site of the present castle bears some resemblance to that of a motte and bailey, with the so-called Welsh Tower situated on top of the raised area of the motte. Copyright © 2009 by Jeffrey L. Thomas
  • Jan 1, 1400

    Raglan Castle

    <a href='' >http://www.castlewales.com/raglan.html</a>
    the castle is located in Monmouth, Gwent, southeast Wales. The castle was built by William ap Thomas. The castle was also the boyhood home of Henry Tudor, later King Henry VII. As a boy he bided his time at Raglan, while his uncle Jasper agitated a Lancastrian return to the throne in the person of young Henry. Copyright © 2009 by Jeffrey L. Thomas
  • Jan 1, 1488

    Laugharne Castle

    <a href='' >http://www.castlewales.com/laugharn.html</a>
    The castle is located in the town of Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, south Wales. The castle was built by Sir John Parrott. The castle stands on a low cliff by the side of the Coran stream, overlooking the estuary of the river Taf. Copyright © 2009 by Jeffrey L. Thomas