Castell Carreg Cennen is a stunning castle perched on a limestone hill in Carmarthenshire, Wales near the town of Llandeilo and overlooking the River Cennen. Records suggest that forts and castles built on the site date back to the end of the 12th century. The castle has been in the hands of both the Welsh… Read More
The Caldicot Castle seen today is considered to date back to around 1221 when Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford, started construction. However, being located in Caldicot, Monmouthshire, South Wales at the mouth of the River Severn, the site had held strategic importance since the Iron Age with a much-later former Saxon castle built nearby… Read More
A collection of Cardiff Castle photographs from October 2020 taken both of the castle’s central keep and of the castle from Bute Park with the autumnal colours of the surrounding trees and bushes. Related galleries: Photographs of Welsh Castles. To discuss a photography assignment or purchasing a photograph (as a print, canvas or JPG file),… Read More
Raglan Castle is one of the best examples of a late medieval fortifications in the United Kingdom. Located just outside the village of Raglan in Monmouthshire in South East Wales, the castle is believed to date back to 1432. Building was started by Sir Williams ap Thomas, a Welsh nobleman, politician, knight, and courtier and… Read More
Caerphilly Castle is one of the most spectacular moat-bound castles in the world. The castle is the third largest in Europe and the second in the United Kingdom behind Windsor Castle. Building began in 1268 under the orders of Gilbert de Clare, although it took many decades to become the powerful building seen today. It… Read More