| All about Beaumaris Castle 28 days ago by hrnicu Beaumaris, begun in 1295, was the last and largest of the castles to be built by King Edward I in Wales. Raised on an entirely new site, without earlier buildings to fetter its designer’s creative genius, it is possibly the most sophisticated example of medieval military architecture in Britain. Thi ... castle.nicuilie.eu - castle.nicuilie.eu |
| Chirk Castle (pics) 28 days ago by hrnicu Photo gallery here Clwyd, Wales, was founded about 1295 as a stronghold for Edward I’s army captain Roger Mortimer, thus becoming one of the great fortresses of Edward’s reign; it is of rectangular, concentric form with walls fifteen feet thick and a massive drum tower at each corner; since 1595 the ... castle.nicuilie.eu - castle.nicuilie.eu |
| Castell Carreg Cennen 32 days ago by hrnicu South Wales, on a remote crag about 100 meters above the river Cennen in the Breacon Beacons National Park, was started in 13th century as an English outpost by one of Edward I’s barons. The natural cave beneath the castle rock, perhaps a prehistoric refuge, is incorporated into the defenses via a g ... castle.nicuilie.eu - castle.nicuilie.eu |
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