A selection of wonderful Welsh history
Above is Laugharne Castle in Carmarthenshire. Laugharne is perhaps best known for its associations with Dylan Thomas, but for the past 20 years, the picturesque castle, sited on the Taf estuary, has been the subject of painstaking archaeological investigation and gradual restoration. There was probably a Norman castle here by the early 12th century, though the upstanding remains can be traced back no further than the work of the de Brian family in the late 13th century.
Below several other South Wales castles.
See Sue’s A Word in Your Ear for castles in the air and to join in the challenge
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Lovely place! The fifth photograph is my favorite.
Hi Nina, you don’t have to go far to see a castle in Wales 😉
Or on the Welsh Marches (border of England and Wales) we have one in Ludlow where I currently live http://wp.me/pL2aa-iM and a few nearby such as Clun http://wp.me/pL5Ms-lB
J xx
Thank you for the links. The landscape is really beautiful, it looks so idyllic.
It is a very rural area, although Ludlow is a busy little town and very popular with visitors, but surrounded by hills and countryside so not a bad compromise.
Wow! I’ve never saw a real castle but so many, except the castle at Disney Land/ World. Your pictures are great like post cards.
Thank you for your comment. Most of these castles were used as fortification against the English or in the case of the borders – the Welsh. That sort of history is something that Disney can’t create 🙂