A lovely, privately owned castle, in it’s hay day back in 1102.

Built in blood. Claimed by verse. That’s Cardigan Castle. It didn’t just sit through the centuries watching from the sidelines.

Castell Dinas squats on a wind-torn ridge above the Rhiangoll pass. Black Mountains to the east. Brecon Beacons to the west. It is the highest castle in all of Wales, yet nobody lives there.

Grosmont Castle, a Norman stronghold in Monmouthshire, Wales, stands as a testament to medieval military architecture. Constructed in the 11th century, it played a pivotal role in the defence of the Welsh Marches