Castles, Citidels, and Forts

jkub: When the English were building Caernarfon, local Welsh folk kept sneaking into the site at night and stealing all the stones. The English would wake the next morning to find yesterdays work undone, and a nice new house for Mr. Jones. This makes me enormously proud. 

jkub:

When the English were building Caernarfon, local Welsh folk kept sneaking into the site at night and stealing all the stones. The English would wake the next morning to find yesterdays work undone, and a nice new house for Mr. Jones. This makes me enormously proud. 

mediumaevum: Caerphilly Castle is a medieval castle that dominates the centre of the town of Caerphilly in south Wales. It is the largest castle in Wales and the second largest in Britain after Windsor Castle. Built mainly between 1268 and 1271 to stop Llywelyn ap Gruffudd’s southward ambitions, it is an early example of a concentric castle with extensive water defences. image source

mediumaevum:

Caerphilly Castle is a medieval castle that dominates the centre of the town of Caerphilly in south Wales. It is the largest castle in Wales and the second largest in Britain after Windsor Castle. Built mainly between 1268 and 1271 to stop Llywelyn ap Gruffudd’s southward ambitions, it is an early example of a concentric castle with extensive water defences.
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