Wales had about 600 castles, of which over 100 are still standing, either as ruins or as restored buildings. The rest have returned to nature, and today consist of ditches, mounds, and earthworks, often in commanding positions.
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Blame it partly on Wales' history as a contested territory. Fighting over turf, the Normans, the native Welsh, and the English, led by expansionist Edward I, all erected epic fortresses in an explosion of castle building that dominated the 13th and 14th centuries.
The largest castle in Wales, and the second largest in Britain, Caerphilly Castle was locked within water defences when it was built by the English during the 13th century.
Brecon Castle Hotel, BreconThe Brecon Castle Hotel is built against the ancient walls of Brecon's Norman castle, which was in ruins by Tudor times. It's been a hotel since the early 1800s, and it's still welcoming guests today.
Beautiful 'hidden' village in Snowdonia is so remote it doesn't even have an ATM. A tiny village in Snowdonia is so remote it has never had an ATM. Visitors to the picturesque settlement of Beddgelert in North Wales may feel that they have stepped back in time and into the pages of a book of legend when they arrive.
In 1457, Jasper Tudor brought his widowed sister-in-law, Margaret Beaufort, to Pembroke Castle, where she gave birth to King Henry VII of England, the first monarch of the House of Tudor. Beneath the castle is a vast cave called Wogan's Cavern, a natural chamber formed by water erosion through the soft limestone rock.
This is a little known fact; Wales has more castles per square mile than any other country in Europe. Wales's history has left a landscape scattered with Iron Age hill forts, Roman ruins and castles from Medieval Welsh princes and English kings.