• Caerphilly Castle's Inner East Gatehouse, based on the gatehouse built at Tonbridge in the 1250s, reinforced a trend in gatehouse design across England and...
  • Caerphilly Castle is one of the great medieval castles of western Europe. ... Caerphilly is unusual in being a late castle built on a virgin site.
  • Caerphilly Castle’s architectural concept was a stone hurled into water: a mammoth undertaking even by today’s standards, colossal wall behind enormous...
  • Caerphilly Castle would evolve into the largest castle in Wales and the second largest to only Windsor Castle in Britain.
  • Despite these interruptions, Gilbert successfully completed the castle and took control of the region. The core of Caerphilly Castle, including the castle’s luxurious...
  • Though the focus of many Welsh attacks, Caerphilly Castle has remained a formidable fortress and perhaps one of the greatest strongholds of all-time.
  • As the largest castle in Wales and the second largest castle in all of Britain, there are plenty of things to do in Caerphilly Castle on your visit.
  • Caerphilly Castle was built in 1268 by Gilbert De Clare. It is the largest Castle in Wales and the second largest in the United Kingdom. www.cadw.gov.uk.
  • Caerphilly Castle is a Grade I listed building and is the largest medieval castle in Wales. Its cultural and historical significance makes it one of the finest examples...
  • Caerphilly Castle is the second largest castle in Britain and one of the mightiest medieval fortresses in Western Europe. The castle offers something for all ages.