• royal administrators caused Llywelyn Bren to rise up in January 1316, attacking Caerphilly Castle with a large force of men.[25] The castle withstood the attack...
  • Wales is home to some of the grandest and most beautiful castles in all of the UK, and Caerphilly Castle, the biggest castle in Wales, is no exception.
  • 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 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...
  • Though the focus of many Welsh attacks, Caerphilly Castle has remained a formidable fortress and perhaps one of the greatest strongholds of all-time.
  • Caerphilly Castle would evolve into the largest castle in Wales and the second largest to only Windsor Castle in Britain.
  • Gilbert de Clare died at the end of 1295, leaving Caerphilly Castle along with the small town in good condition to his wife Joan de Clare and their underage son.
  • 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 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’s architectural concept was a stone hurled into water: a mammoth undertaking even by today’s standards, colossal wall behind enormous...