Information On The Welsh Castles (Part 3)
So here is the final part in the best castles in Wales’s trilogy. So far I have taken you through the biggest, the worst and the most famous of the castles in Wales. These are some of the castles you might not first think about visiting.
Powis Castle
This castle was built way back in the 12th century as a means to keep English invaders out and the design castle itself followed all of the normal Norman architecture rules and guidelines. It contained an inner bailey, defensive outer wall and a very strong keep. In 1196 the castle fell to the English and in the 13th century the castle went through a very slow refurbishment programme. All that can now be seen of these improvements is the long gallery.
Moving on to 1667 William who was made an Earl by the King began to transform the castle into a palace. State apartment, blue drawing room, library and state bedroom were added by William and when William fled the country his family did not return to it until 1703 in which his son set about making major improvements to the place and this is what makes the history of this place so wonderful and a reason to go on one of those family days out here.
Harlech Castle
This castle was built in the 13th century and is just one of the four castles built in wales for Edward I. It can be found on the top of a rocky outcrop and this location provided the castle with some really nice natural defences with the only weaknesses being from the east and south. The way in which this problem was solved is brilliant with a massive ditch being built to keep all kinds of attackers out and at bay.
This castle almost looks as good as it did back in the day and it is set against the wonderful Snowdonia national park.
So there it is, there are still other castles to be explored but there are just a few of them written down for you to think about. UK family holidays are made very nice in Wales and even if you do not fancy a week or so in the area you could always go on one of those family days out to the area.
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