Caerphilly Castle
"The newer or Edwardian castles, those of
the reigns of Henry III. and Edward I., are
concentric - that is, there are several castles
in one; so that the besiegers, when they had
taken one castle, found themselves face to
face with another, still stronger, perhaps, inside it. Of these castles, the most elaborate
is the castle of Caerphilly, built by Gilbert
de Clare, the Red Earl of Gloucester who
helped Edward in the Welsh wars. And it
was by means of these magnificent concentric
castles - Conway, Beaumaris, Carnarvon,
and Harlech - that Edward hoped to keep
Wales."
Extract from "A Short History Of Wales" (Open
Library)
Caerphilly Castle is in the care of Cadw on behalf of the
National Assembly for Wales. Passes which give free admission to Cadw sites for three or seven days may be bought at staffed sites.
Note that there is free admission to a number of Cadw sites.
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