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Directions. Road. Monmouth town centre. Bike. NCN Route No.423 (0.3m/0.5km) View all Cadw places on a map. Ruined castle with a regal historyIt’s a surprise to find this ruin, tucked away as it is in a lane off Monmouth’s main shopping street. Strategically located at crossings of the River Wye and River Monnow, only a few fragments ...
Monmouth Castle (Welsh: Castell Trefynwy) is a castle close to the centre of the town of Monmouth, the county town of Monmouthshire, on a hill above the River Monnow in south-east Wales. Once an important border castle, and birthplace of Henry V of England , it stood until the English Civil War when it was damaged and changed hands three times before being slighted to prevent it being ...
Monmouth Castle occupies a large rocky outcrop overlooking the River Monnow upstream of its confluence with the River Wye. The mound is an irregular shape, with a pronounced curve on the north-west corner, and measures a substantial 80 metres by 100 metres, roughly speaking.
About Monmouth Castle (Cadw) Strategically located at crossings of the River Wye and River Monnow, only a few fragments – ruins of the 12th-century Great Tower and 13th-century hall – remain of this once-important castle. It was founded in the 11th century by Norman lord William fitz Osbern, and by the mid-14th century was in the hands of ...
Architecture. The original castle from the 11th century was a timber – earth circuit of the walls (ringwork). Fortifications were oval in the plan and consisted of earth ramparts crowned with a timber palisade and, additionally, a moat on the eastern and southern sides. The north and west sides were protected by a steep, natural escarpment ...
Only a few fragments – ruins of the 12th-century Great Tower and 13th-century hall – remain of this once-important castle. It was founded in the 11th century by Norman lord William fitz Osbern, and by the mid-14th century was in the hands of Henry of Grosmont, who modified the tower with large decorated windows whose outline can still be seen in the east wall.
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Monmouth Castle's story is a tapestry of historical events that have shaped the region. Founded in the late 11th century, it played a pivotal role in various historical events, including the famous battles and political intrigues of medieval Britain.
