• 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 is the second largest castle in Britain and one of the mightiest medieval fortresses in Western Europe. The castle offers something for all ages.
  • 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...
  • 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 is undoubtedly one of the mightiest fortresses in Wales – and perhaps one of the grandest Medieval buildings in Western Europe.
  • 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.
  • Situated in the town of Caerphilly, in South Wales, this medieval stronghold is the second largest in the UK, surpassed only by Windsor Castle.
  • 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.