Caerphilly Castle (CADW Guidebooks) - Softcover

Renn, D.F.

 
9781857600827: Caerphilly Castle (CADW Guidebooks)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1857600827 ISBN 13: 9781857600827
Publisher: Cadw Welsh Historic Monuments, 1997

Synopsis

Caerphilly Castle is one of the largest castles in Europe, and when it was built by ‘Red’ Gilbert de Clare, the lord of Glamorgan, in the later thirteenth century it was at the cutting edge of military technology. Its concentric — wall within walls — design and extensive water defences made it a powerful stronghold, but it also contained comfortable apartments, an impressive great hall, and other features that were essential to life in a noble household in the Middle Ages. The 48-page guidebook surveys the castle’s eventful history from its beginnings in 1268 to its reconstruction by the fourth marquess of Bute in the early twentieth century, and helps the visitor understand the extensive and fascinating remains with the help of reconstruction drawings, maps and plans and a host of stunning images.

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Publisher
Cadw Welsh Historic Monuments
Publication date
1997
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1857600827
ISBN 13 
9781857600827
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
48

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