CAERPHILLY CASTLE

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Caerphilly Castle

Caerphilly Castle is simply enormous. Huge. It is the largest castle in Wales and the second-largest in Britain, after Windsor. It covers a 30-acre site and is a mass of concentric defensive walls, surrounded by moats and artificial lakes. It was built by the Norman Gilbert de Clare, known as Gilbert the Red for his red hair, mainly between 1268 and 1271, in order to subdue the Welsh - and it still dominates the area. The castle declined as it became redundant and it was rescued from total ruin by the Bute family in the 19th century.

Region/Nation
Location/Address
Castle Street
Caerphilly
County
Glamorgan
Post Code
CF83 1JD
Main Historic Period
Medieval
Useful Website Address
Tip/Nearby
Castel Coch
Primary Management
Cadw

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