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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 ...
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 ...
Around 1150, a stone, rectangular tower-like building of residential and defensive functions (called the Great Tower) was erected in its place, 21 meters long and 13 meters wide, with walls approximately 1.7 meters thick (the western wall was 3-meter thick and reinforced in the corners with buttresses, because it also was a part of the perimeter of the castle). The entrance to it was ...
Monmouth was the site of two Roman forts and an English burh, and it seems likely that, as was the case in places like Exeter, Wallingford and Wareham, the castle was constructed in the corner of an existing defended settlement of some size.
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.
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 ...
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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.
