The Castles of Wales

I have made it my mission to visit every castle in Wales, my home country, because there is so much history here that far too many people overlook. (Plus, castles are pretty.) So, this here tumblr shall be dedicated to my mission, and will let me explore the history and stories of these castles, and let me share them with you. All of the photographs on here are my own, unless clearly stated otherwise. (Master post of Castles) (Map of Castles [incomplete]) (My ask box is always open!) (Submissions are now open! If you have any castle photos you'd like to share, we'd love to see them!)

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Usk Castle - 12th to 14th century

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Pencoed Castle - 16th century

(Round tower may be the remains of a former 13th century castle)

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Neath Abbey - 12th century

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Aberystwyth Castle - 13th century

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Cardigan Castle - 12th century

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Oh hey, guess who forgot to update for months! Sorry about that, but I'll be back to the normal schedule now, starting tomorrow.

I was wondering if you'd also like some of my non-castle photos? I've got a few photos of ruined abbeys, and other interesting Welsh historical places, so if you'd like, I could share them too?

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Holy doughnuts! 100 Followers!

Thank you all for all the support guys, and thank you for taking an interest in these castles!

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Picton Castle - 13th century

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Wiston Castle - 13th century

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Narberth Castle - 13th century

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Caernarfon Castle - 13th century

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Dolwyddelan Castle - 13th and 15th centuries

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Beaumaris Castle - 13th century

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OH GOD I’M SEEING CASTLES ON THIS BLOG THAT I’VE BEEN TO NOW. I WENT HERE i took a ton of pictures here i just haven’t gotten to them yet!!! ohhhhhhhhhhhhh man the best part about this castle was that pictures didn’t do it justice at ALL.. it’s huge, and worn down but still so, so impressive. castles castles CASTLES

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I’m so glad you finally got a chance to see some of these fantastic castles! Beaumaris is a huge castle, I honestly wasn’t expecting it to be as big as it was, though it is a little short compared to others.

It’s hard to really understand how vast these castles are until you’re standing in them, or rather, standing on top of them. There’s no better way to see Wales than from the tower of a castle.

(I’d love to know some more stories from my followers about the castles you’ve seen! If you’d like I could open up submissions so you could share some of your own photos too)

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Dolbadarn Castle - 13th century

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Beaumaris Castle - 13th century

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Castell Gwydir - 14th to 16th century

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Conwy Castle - 13th century