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The Castles of Wales A very extensive site documenting castles, abbeys and the like in Wales. If you're fond of castles, be prepared to lose at least an hour.
Wow, hey.. small world. I stumbled across this site a couple weeks ago while researching Llanthony Priory.
posted by Hildago at 4:13 PM on February 17, 2003
posted by Hildago at 4:13 PM on February 17, 2003
I remember on our annual camping trip to Wales, 2 years ago, a visit we took, on a typically wet, wild and windy Welsh day, to Manorbier Castle (more a fortified manor than a castle - but it still looks impressive). The grown-ups, as ever, headed for the gift shops, and the teenagers managed a splash in the sea...they'll remember it as a Golden Era, won't they? (",)
Great link, Mayor!
posted by dash_slot- at 4:36 PM on February 17, 2003
Great link, Mayor!
posted by dash_slot- at 4:36 PM on February 17, 2003
Very nice. So many great photos. Thanks.
posted by LouReedsSon at 4:37 PM on February 17, 2003
posted by LouReedsSon at 4:37 PM on February 17, 2003
Wow - reminds me of my final geological mapping project which I did around Dolwyddelan back in the late eighties.
I'd often have my lunch, sheltering from the rain, in the castle.
Great link - thank you!
posted by thatwhichfalls at 6:23 PM on February 17, 2003
I'd often have my lunch, sheltering from the rain, in the castle.
Great link - thank you!
posted by thatwhichfalls at 6:23 PM on February 17, 2003
I did a book report on Wales back in the 5th grade, and when I mentioned this to a friend, he said - "Isn't it true that they used to live on land, but went back to the sea?".
"Hey - watch your mouth. Those are my relatives" (I said).
Great link, Mayor Curley
posted by troutfishing at 7:24 PM on February 17, 2003
"Hey - watch your mouth. Those are my relatives" (I said).
Great link, Mayor Curley
posted by troutfishing at 7:24 PM on February 17, 2003
[this is glorious]
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
posted by Slithy_Tove at 2:27 AM on February 18, 2003
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
posted by Slithy_Tove at 2:27 AM on February 18, 2003
As with military architecture in general, I find castles to be rather dreary, unless thoroughly dilapidated, or designed to decorate rather than subjugate. Even so, this site is a very good resource: thanks for posting it.
posted by misteraitch at 4:35 AM on February 18, 2003
posted by misteraitch at 4:35 AM on February 18, 2003
Good stuff! I went to school in the shadow of Castell Dinas Brân, one of the finest native Welsh castles (as opposed to the Norman/Edwardian castles, built to keep the uppity stock botherers in their place).
There are more lovely pictures on the Gathering the Jewels site - unfortunately it's difficult to link to individual pages there, but it's worth poking around a bit.
This link may not work, but it's the hill fort I can see out of the kitchen window.
posted by ceiriog at 6:54 AM on February 18, 2003
There are more lovely pictures on the Gathering the Jewels site - unfortunately it's difficult to link to individual pages there, but it's worth poking around a bit.
This link may not work, but it's the hill fort I can see out of the kitchen window.
posted by ceiriog at 6:54 AM on February 18, 2003
That was a great link, cheers Mayor Curley. I visited Manorbier Castle last year and was very impressed. There's a lovely beach and an equally lovely pub nearby as well. Groups of ten can rent the castle for a night, a week whatever. We thought about doing that this year for our annual Brit holiday, but decided to go cheese-rolling in Gloucestershire instead. Should be, errrr, fun.
posted by squealy at 7:15 AM on February 18, 2003
posted by squealy at 7:15 AM on February 18, 2003
The "Gathering of the Jewels" site is fantastic! I need it, because I must have seen every page on Castle Wales twice.
I'm really happy that the posters in this thread appreciate Castle Wales as much as I do. I should drop the webmaster a note and let him know how much of my employers' time he's helped me waste over the last four years or so.
posted by Mayor Curley at 9:23 AM on February 18, 2003
I'm really happy that the posters in this thread appreciate Castle Wales as much as I do. I should drop the webmaster a note and let him know how much of my employers' time he's helped me waste over the last four years or so.
posted by Mayor Curley at 9:23 AM on February 18, 2003
They're not castles and they're not in Wales, but Yorkshire's Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Gardens and Rievaulx Abbey are worth a trip if you're ever in northern England. English Heritage (like the U.S.'s National Park Service) has all kinds of great information on British sites.
posted by Frank Grimes at 9:53 AM on February 18, 2003
posted by Frank Grimes at 9:53 AM on February 18, 2003
Childhood summer holidays were spent staying with my grandmother in Milford Haven, so I saw a lot of these when I was a child (very familiar with Manorbier, Pembroke and Carew). There was something about them that I found fascinating (in the same way small children find dinosaurs fascinating, I suppose).
On the other side of the country, you can stay in St Briavels castle, which is a youth hostel. Ghosts and everything.
posted by Grangousier at 10:26 AM on February 18, 2003
On the other side of the country, you can stay in St Briavels castle, which is a youth hostel. Ghosts and everything.
posted by Grangousier at 10:26 AM on February 18, 2003
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