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Traditionally Caerphilly was in the county of Glamorgan and later became part of Mid-Glamorgan which was abolished in 1996 and became part of the preserved county of South Glamorgan. In 2003 the ceremonial borders were further adjusted, placing the entire Caerphilly county borough into the preserved county of Gwent. Virtual Tourist places Caerphilly in Mid-Glamorgan and that will do for me.September 2011See My Travel Page for more information.
Caerphilly Castle surely is a high point in medieval architecture and a model in fortress building. Spread over 12ha it is the biggest castle in Wales. The Norman marcher Lord of Glamorgan Gilbert de Clare, the Red Earl of Gloucester, started building the castle in 1268. The aim was to protect the lowlands from attack by Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, Prince of Wales, who by then was overlord of all Welsh territories. But in the same year Llywelyn destroyed the partly finished castle, and continued to threaten it during the 1st decade of its 50-year construction, until his death in 1282 led to a quieter period. Gilbert de Clare began to build again in 1272, but died in 1295 without seeing the castle completed. Caerphilly had to withstand several sieges during local uprisings in 1316, when Llywelyn Bren burned the outer ward in a surprise attack, and again in 1326/ 1327, but each time the...
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