Welsh Castles (Part 1)
These are just some of the best castles wales have. Some of them are visited by thousands and some of them just a couple of hundred every year. Take a look and decide on the best one to visit!
The Awsome Cardiff Castle
This castle lies slap bang in the middle of a busy city and was first used by the Romans. The Normans then came and covered the original fort with earthen ramparts and constructed their own fortification on top of it all. The great thing is that over the next three centuries the castle was never stopped when it came to improvements. During the 12th century a stone keep was added and within the 13th and 14th a gatehouse a tower (known as the Black Tower) were also added to the gigantic building. After this the later centuries proved to be hard on the castle and were only renovated to what people see it as today in the late 18th century.
Chepstow Castle
This castle was in the making a year after the Battle Of Hastings and was built on a limestone ridge overlooking the river Wye. Chepstow it would seem was a quiet castle for its time, rarely seeing a battle. It was modified a lot in the 12th and 13th centuries and the importance of it declined in the 14th century. After the big battles in 1690 the castles defences were taken down and the castle was handed in the state a long time in the future in the year 1953.
These are just two of the castles that Wales has to offer the general pubic which of course means that you can personally see the inside of both these buildings along with your family on one of those family days out. UK family holidays are very popular indeed in Wales and both of these castles see a lot of guests every year so do not miss out and visit Wales soon.
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