Caerphilly Castle is surrounded by extensive artificial lakes - it occupies around 30 acres (12 ha) - and is the second largest castle in Britain. It is famous for having introduced concentric castle defences to Britain and for its large gatehouses.
P1020878 From my trip to Wales Dec. '08.
P1020921 From my trip to Wales Dec. '08.
The Castle Entrance. The entrance to Caerphilly Castle.
Caerphilly Castle - restored inner gate Caerphilly Castle in South Wales boasts the most extensive water defences in the UK and is second, after Windsor, in being the largest castle by area. It is also somewhere I have been wanting to visit for more than 45 years, ever since I first read about it. It is one of the first flowerings of the theory of concentric defence’ where high inner walls are surrounded by but also dominate some much lower outer walls, a concept also seen in Edward I’s great castles in North Wales especially at Harlech and Beaumaris. The castle features two separate moats and were thus protected by elaborate water management including a huge dam which function as an outer ward. CADW has rebuilt some of the castle's wooden brattices or hoardings which once overhung the massive inner walls and allowed for vertical fire on attackers at the very foot of the walls. Essentially a single development by Gilbert De Clare from 1268 onwards, he appears to have built in three phases with some additions by Hugh Despenser the younger in the early 14th century. Edward II fled from here in 1326 to escape his vengeful French queen Isabella. Damaged in the English Civil War it was restored by the Marquesses of Bute in the 19th and 20th centuries before being taken into public ownership. It is now run by the Welsh organisation CADW. This is my first video and still photography shoot with a 20-minute accompanying documentary to be found here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdzu4cbarDU&t=966s
Caerphilly Castle - Welsh dragons, what else? Caerphilly Castle in South Wales boasts the most extensive water defences in the UK and is second, after Windsor, in being the largest castle by area. It is also somewhere I have been wanting to visit for more than 45 years, ever since I first read about it. It is one of the first flowerings of the theory of concentric defence’ where high inner walls are surrounded by but also dominate some much lower outer walls, a concept also seen in Edward I’s great castles in North Wales especially at Harlech and Beaumaris. The castle features two separate moats and were thus protected by elaborate water management including a huge dam which function as an outer ward. CADW has rebuilt some of the castle's wooden brattices or hoardings which once overhung the massive inner walls and allowed for vertical fire on attackers at the very foot of the walls. Essentially a single development by Gilbert De Clare from 1268 onwards, he appears to have built in three phases with some additions by Hugh Despenser the younger in the early 14th century. Edward II fled from here in 1326 to escape his vengeful French queen Isabella. Damaged in the English Civil War it was restored by the Marquesses of Bute in the 19th and 20th centuries before being taken into public ownership. It is now run by the Welsh organisation CADW. This is my first video and still photography shoot with a 20-minute accompanying documentary to be found here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdzu4cbarDU&t=966s
Caerphilly Castle - outer moat and dam Caerphilly Castle in South Wales boasts the most extensive water defences in the UK and is second, after Windsor, in being the largest castle by area. It is also somewhere I have been wanting to visit for more than 45 years, ever since I first read about it. It is one of the first flowerings of the theory of concentric defence’ where high inner walls are surrounded by but also dominate some much lower outer walls, a concept also seen in Edward I’s great castles in North Wales especially at Harlech and Beaumaris. The castle features two separate moats and were thus protected by elaborate water management including a huge dam which function as an outer ward. CADW has rebuilt some of the castle's wooden brattices or hoardings which once overhung the massive inner walls and allowed for vertical fire on attackers at the very foot of the walls. Essentially a single development by Gilbert De Clare from 1268 onwards, he appears to have built in three phases with some additions by Hugh Despenser the younger in the early 14th century. Edward II fled from here in 1326 to escape his vengeful French queen Isabella. Damaged in the English Civil War it was restored by the Marquesses of Bute in the 19th and 20th centuries before being taken into public ownership. It is now run by the Welsh organisation CADW. This is my first video and still photography shoot with a 20-minute accompanying documentary to be found here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdzu4cbarDU&t=966s
Caerphilly Castle - site map for vision impaired visitors Caerphilly Castle in South Wales boasts the most extensive water defences in the UK and is second, after Windsor, in being the largest castle by area. It is also somewhere I have been wanting to visit for more than 45 years, ever since I first read about it. It is one of the first flowerings of the theory of concentric defence’ where high inner walls are surrounded by but also dominate some much lower outer walls, a concept also seen in Edward I’s great castles in North Wales especially at Harlech and Beaumaris. The castle features two separate moats and were thus protected by elaborate water management including a huge dam which function as an outer ward. CADW has rebuilt some of the castle's wooden brattices or hoardings which once overhung the massive inner walls and allowed for vertical fire on attackers at the very foot of the walls. Essentially a single development by Gilbert De Clare from 1268 onwards, he appears to have built in three phases with some additions by Hugh Despenser the younger in the early 14th century. Edward II fled from here in 1326 to escape his vengeful French queen Isabella. Damaged in the English Civil War it was restored by the Marquesses of Bute in the 19th and 20th centuries before being taken into public ownership. It is now run by the Welsh organisation CADW. This is my first video and still photography shoot with a 20-minute accompanying documentary to be found here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdzu4cbarDU&t=966s
Caerphilly Castle Caerphilly Castle in South Wales boasts the most extensive water defences in the UK and is second, after Windsor, in being the largest castle by area. It is also somewhere I have been wanting to visit for more than 45 years, ever since I first read about it. It is one of the first flowerings of the theory of concentric defence’ where high inner walls are surrounded by but also dominate some much lower outer walls, a concept also seen in Edward I’s great castles in North Wales especially at Harlech and Beaumaris. The castle features two separate moats and were thus protected by elaborate water management including a huge dam which function as an outer ward. CADW has rebuilt some of the castle's wooden brattices or hoardings which once overhung the massive inner walls and allowed for vertical fire on attackers at the very foot of the walls. Essentially a single development by Gilbert De Clare from 1268 onwards, he appears to have built in three phases with some additions by Hugh Despenser the younger in the early 14th century. Edward II fled from here in 1326 to escape his vengeful French queen Isabella. Damaged in the English Civil War it was restored by the Marquesses of Bute in the 19th and 20th centuries before being taken into public ownership. It is now run by the Welsh organisation CADW. This is my first video and still photography shoot with a 20-minute accompanying documentary to be found here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdzu4cbarDU&t=966s
Caerphilly Castle - bridge across the inner moat Caerphilly Castle in South Wales boasts the most extensive water defences in the UK and is second, after Windsor, in being the largest castle by area. It is also somewhere I have been wanting to visit for more than 45 years, ever since I first read about it. It is one of the first flowerings of the theory of concentric defence’ where high inner walls are surrounded by but also dominate some much lower outer walls, a concept also seen in Edward I’s great castles in North Wales especially at Harlech and Beaumaris. The castle features two separate moats and were thus protected by elaborate water management including a huge dam which function as an outer ward. CADW has rebuilt some of the castle's wooden brattices or hoardings which once overhung the massive inner walls and allowed for vertical fire on attackers at the very foot of the walls. Essentially a single development by Gilbert De Clare from 1268 onwards, he appears to have built in three phases with some additions by Hugh Despenser the younger in the early 14th century. Edward II fled from here in 1326 to escape his vengeful French queen Isabella. Damaged in the English Civil War it was restored by the Marquesses of Bute in the 19th and 20th centuries before being taken into public ownership. It is now run by the Welsh organisation CADW. This is my first video and still photography shoot with a 20-minute accompanying documentary to be found here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdzu4cbarDU&t=966s
Caerphilly Castle - the leaning tower Caerphilly Castle in South Wales boasts the most extensive water defences in the UK and is second, after Windsor, in being the largest castle by area. It is also somewhere I have been wanting to visit for more than 45 years, ever since I first read about it. It is one of the first flowerings of the theory of concentric defence’ where high inner walls are surrounded by but also dominate some much lower outer walls, a concept also seen in Edward I’s great castles in North Wales especially at Harlech and Beaumaris. The castle features two separate moats and were thus protected by elaborate water management including a huge dam which function as an outer ward. CADW has rebuilt some of the castle's wooden brattices or hoardings which once overhung the massive inner walls and allowed for vertical fire on attackers at the very foot of the walls. Essentially a single development by Gilbert De Clare from 1268 onwards, he appears to have built in three phases with some additions by Hugh Despenser the younger in the early 14th century. Edward II fled from here in 1326 to escape his vengeful French queen Isabella. Damaged in the English Civil War it was restored by the Marquesses of Bute in the 19th and 20th centuries before being taken into public ownership. It is now run by the Welsh organisation CADW. This is my first video and still photography shoot with a 20-minute accompanying documentary to be found here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdzu4cbarDU&t=966s
Caerphilly Castle - brattices or hoardings once overhung the walls Caerphilly Castle in South Wales boasts the most extensive water defences in the UK and is second, after Windsor, in being the largest castle by area. It is also somewhere I have been wanting to visit for more than 45 years, ever since I first read about it. It is one of the first flowerings of the theory of concentric defence’ where high inner walls are surrounded by but also dominate some much lower outer walls, a concept also seen in Edward I’s great castles in North Wales especially at Harlech and Beaumaris. The castle features two separate moats and were thus protected by elaborate water management including a huge dam which function as an outer ward. CADW has rebuilt some of the castle's wooden brattices or hoardings which once overhung the massive inner walls and allowed for vertical fire on attackers at the very foot of the walls. Essentially a single development by Gilbert De Clare from 1268 onwards, he appears to have built in three phases with some additions by Hugh Despenser the younger in the early 14th century. Edward II fled from here in 1326 to escape his vengeful French queen Isabella. Damaged in the English Civil War it was restored by the Marquesses of Bute in the 19th and 20th centuries before being taken into public ownership. It is now run by the Welsh organisation CADW. This is my first video and still photography shoot with a 20-minute accompanying documentary to be found here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdzu4cbarDU&t=966s
Caerphilly Castle - portcullis slot and 'murder hole' Caerphilly Castle in South Wales boasts the most extensive water defences in the UK and is second, after Windsor, in being the largest castle by area. It is also somewhere I have been wanting to visit for more than 45 years, ever since I first read about it. It is one of the first flowerings of the theory of concentric defence’ where high inner walls are surrounded by but also dominate some much lower outer walls, a concept also seen in Edward I’s great castles in North Wales especially at Harlech and Beaumaris. The castle features two separate moats and were thus protected by elaborate water management including a huge dam which function as an outer ward. CADW has rebuilt some of the castle's wooden brattices or hoardings which once overhung the massive inner walls and allowed for vertical fire on attackers at the very foot of the walls. Essentially a single development by Gilbert De Clare from 1268 onwards, he appears to have built in three phases with some additions by Hugh Despenser the younger in the early 14th century. Edward II fled from here in 1326 to escape his vengeful French queen Isabella. Damaged in the English Civil War it was restored by the Marquesses of Bute in the 19th and 20th centuries before being taken into public ownership. It is now run by the Welsh organisation CADW. This is my first video and still photography shoot with a 20-minute accompanying documentary to be found here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdzu4cbarDU&t=966s
Caerphilly Castle - restored portcullis Caerphilly Castle in South Wales boasts the most extensive water defences in the UK and is second, after Windsor, in being the largest castle by area. It is also somewhere I have been wanting to visit for more than 45 years, ever since I first read about it. It is one of the first flowerings of the theory of concentric defence’ where high inner walls are surrounded by but also dominate some much lower outer walls, a concept also seen in Edward I’s great castles in North Wales especially at Harlech and Beaumaris. The castle features two separate moats and were thus protected by elaborate water management including a huge dam which function as an outer ward. CADW has rebuilt some of the castle's wooden brattices or hoardings which once overhung the massive inner walls and allowed for vertical fire on attackers at the very foot of the walls. Essentially a single development by Gilbert De Clare from 1268 onwards, he appears to have built in three phases with some additions by Hugh Despenser the younger in the early 14th century. Edward II fled from here in 1326 to escape his vengeful French queen Isabella. Damaged in the English Civil War it was restored by the Marquesses of Bute in the 19th and 20th centuries before being taken into public ownership. It is now run by the Welsh organisation CADW. This is my first video and still photography shoot with a 20-minute accompanying documentary to be found here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdzu4cbarDU&t=966s
Caerphilly Castle - where the dam met the town wall Caerphilly Castle in South Wales boasts the most extensive water defences in the UK and is second, after Windsor, in being the largest castle by area. It is also somewhere I have been wanting to visit for more than 45 years, ever since I first read about it. It is one of the first flowerings of the theory of concentric defence’ where high inner walls are surrounded by but also dominate some much lower outer walls, a concept also seen in Edward I’s great castles in North Wales especially at Harlech and Beaumaris. The castle features two separate moats and were thus protected by elaborate water management including a huge dam which function as an outer ward. CADW has rebuilt some of the castle's wooden brattices or hoardings which once overhung the massive inner walls and allowed for vertical fire on attackers at the very foot of the walls. Essentially a single development by Gilbert De Clare from 1268 onwards, he appears to have built in three phases with some additions by Hugh Despenser the younger in the early 14th century. Edward II fled from here in 1326 to escape his vengeful French queen Isabella. Damaged in the English Civil War it was restored by the Marquesses of Bute in the 19th and 20th centuries before being taken into public ownership. It is now run by the Welsh organisation CADW. This is my first video and still photography shoot with a 20-minute accompanying documentary to be found here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdzu4cbarDU&t=966s
Caerphilly Castle - gateway to the dam Caerphilly Castle in South Wales boasts the most extensive water defences in the UK and is second, after Windsor, in being the largest castle by area. It is also somewhere I have been wanting to visit for more than 45 years, ever since I first read about it. It is one of the first flowerings of the theory of concentric defence’ where high inner walls are surrounded by but also dominate some much lower outer walls, a concept also seen in Edward I’s great castles in North Wales especially at Harlech and Beaumaris. The castle features two separate moats and were thus protected by elaborate water management including a huge dam which function as an outer ward. CADW has rebuilt some of the castle's wooden brattices or hoardings which once overhung the massive inner walls and allowed for vertical fire on attackers at the very foot of the walls. Essentially a single development by Gilbert De Clare from 1268 onwards, he appears to have built in three phases with some additions by Hugh Despenser the younger in the early 14th century. Edward II fled from here in 1326 to escape his vengeful French queen Isabella. Damaged in the English Civil War it was restored by the Marquesses of Bute in the 19th and 20th centuries before being taken into public ownership. It is now run by the Welsh organisation CADW. This is my first video and still photography shoot with a 20-minute accompanying documentary to be found here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdzu4cbarDU&t=966s
Caerphilly Castle - Tommy Cooper was born near here Caerphilly Castle in South Wales boasts the most extensive water defences in the UK and is second, after Windsor, in being the largest castle by area. It is also somewhere I have been wanting to visit for more than 45 years, ever since I first read about it. It is one of the first flowerings of the theory of concentric defence’ where high inner walls are surrounded by but also dominate some much lower outer walls, a concept also seen in Edward I’s great castles in North Wales especially at Harlech and Beaumaris. The castle features two separate moats and were thus protected by elaborate water management including a huge dam which function as an outer ward. CADW has rebuilt some of the castle's wooden brattices or hoardings which once overhung the massive inner walls and allowed for vertical fire on attackers at the very foot of the walls. Essentially a single development by Gilbert De Clare from 1268 onwards, he appears to have built in three phases with some additions by Hugh Despenser the younger in the early 14th century. Edward II fled from here in 1326 to escape his vengeful French queen Isabella. Damaged in the English Civil War it was restored by the Marquesses of Bute in the 19th and 20th centuries before being taken into public ownership. It is now run by the Welsh organisation CADW. This is my first video and still photography shoot with a 20-minute accompanying documentary to be found here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdzu4cbarDU&t=966s
37411 'Caerphilly Castle/Castell Caerffili' outside Eastleigh Works.
4073 "Caerphilly Castle", GWR 4-6-0 locomotive, Swindon Railway Museum, 18th. January 2023.
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Night-At-STEAM-23 6 second handheld exposure.
Diesel Locomotive Class 47 D1935 "Roger Hoskins MA 1925 - 2013" Departing Carlisle
Caerphilly Castle Moat Caerphilly Castle, South Wales
Bedminster Railway Station, Bristol Mural depicting Great Western Railway Class 4073 'Castle Class' number 4073 'Caerphilly Castle' painted on the wall at the entrance of Bedminster Railway Station in Bristol.
UK - Wales - Glamorgan - Caerphilly - Walking past Caerphilly Castle September 2022. Central London Outdoor Group (CLOG) weekend away based in Cardiff. Walk from Caerphilly to Tongwynlais with visits to Caerphilly Castle and Castell Coch.
UK - Wales - Glamorgan - Caerphilly - Caerphilly Castle - Moat September 2022. Central London Outdoor Group (CLOG) weekend away based in Cardiff. Walk from Caerphilly to Tongwynlais with visits to Caerphilly Castle and Castell Coch. Caerphilly Castle was built by Gilbert de Clare from 1268 to defend against incursions by Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Wales. It is the second largest castle in Britain.
UK - Wales - Glamorgan - Caerphilly - Caerphilly Castle - Gatehouse September 2022. Central London Outdoor Group (CLOG) weekend away based in Cardiff. Walk from Caerphilly to Tongwynlais with visits to Caerphilly Castle and Castell Coch. Caerphilly Castle was built by Gilbert de Clare from 1268 to defend against incursions by Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Wales. It is the second largest castle in Britain.
UK - Wales - Glamorgan - Caerphilly - Caerphilly Castle September 2022. Central London Outdoor Group (CLOG) weekend away based in Cardiff. Walk from Caerphilly to Tongwynlais with visits to Caerphilly Castle and Castell Coch. Caerphilly Castle was built by Gilbert de Clare from 1268 to defend against incursions by Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Wales. It is the second largest castle in Britain.
P1020848 From my trip to Wales Dec. '08.
