FrothNinja
Guru
Well you got to the castle
The smoke house nearby produces some the most expensive and inedible fish it has ever been my misfortunate to spend a right arm on. Incredibly salty, something the smoking is meant to obviate the need for
MBIFO - A castle
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Well you got to the castle
The smoke house nearby produces some the most expensive and inedible fish it has ever been my misfortunate to spend a right arm on. Incredibly salty, something the smoking is meant to obviate the need for
Gwylan
Guru
- Location
- All at sea⛵
I always wonder how much it cost to build all these castles. Especially across Wales, when, apart from the heritage and a proud people, there wasn't much of value.
FrothNinja
Guru
A lot of mineral wealth in north Wales (Romans were after it too) and they also didn't want the neighbours causing too many ructions
a.twiddler
Veteran
Flint Castle.
Tail End Charlie
Well, write it down boy ......
- Location
- In green and pleasant hills.
The amazing thing is, for some of Edward I's castles there is a very detailed inventory of how much things cost. The amount of records which have survived (not just for these castles) astounds me.
FrothNinja
Guru
One of Jim of St George's projects. Think it may have been the first.
Ewloe Castle is fairly close by and there are earthworks at Shotwick across the river. Ewloe is a Welsh castle actually built by the Welsh!
Tail End Charlie
Well, write it down boy ......
- Location
- In green and pleasant hills.
Spofforth castle, Yorkshire.
Gwylan
Guru
- Location
- All at sea⛵
We might have passed each other.
Ajax Bay
Guru
- Location
- East Devon
Tail End Charlie
Well, write it down boy ......
- Location
- In green and pleasant hills.
That's not really Penrice castle. It is a gatehouse built in the 1770's at the same time a Georgian mansion behind it. Penrice castle is in the grounds of the mansion. There is a public footpath through the mansion grounds and you can see the castle from it, but you can't go in. I don't think it has ever been open to the public. A great shame because it looks fairly intact.
I got this information from a book - "Forgotten Castles of Wales and the Marches" by Paul R. Davis which is highly recommended.
FrothNinja
Guru
Floors Castle - summat to do with Queen's grandmother in law
Mr Celine
Discordian
- Location
- Waxing my moustache
MBIFO (and somewhat below) Fatlips Castle, Roxburghshire.
Lostcause
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Stockton on Tees
Barnard Castle
oldandslow
Guru
Llandovery
