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Castles in Wales (Part 1)

Here are just some of the best castles that Wales has to offer. Many of these castles just have a few visitors every year and some of them get thousands in. Why not take a look at one of these brilliant castles!

The Awsome Cardiff Castle

The castle itself as many people will know is right in the middle of a very big city and it was first used by the Romans. The Normas stepped in to take control and they covered the original fort with ramparts and their own defences. during the course of the next few centuries the castle was always getting the odd improvements. The 12th century saw only one realy improvement and that was a stone keep whereas between the 13th and 14th a gatehouse and the black tower were both added. 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 actually built very close to the river Wye. Chepstow was actually quite a peaceful castle when you compare it to the other of the time. It was modified a lot in the 12th and 13th centuries and then was really left in the 14th. After the long battles in the 1690′s the castles defences were taken down and the castle was eventually handed to the state in 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 in Wales and both of these castles see a large amount of guests, do not miss out and visit Wales soon.