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The castle at Acton Burnell was built at the end of the 13th century by Robert Burnell, Bishop of Bath and Wells and Lord Chancellor of England.

London Road, the old A1 before the town was by-passed, becomes Lombard Street before turning right into Castle Gate with its many former coaching inns; it then turns left beyond the castle

The castle was originally a motte and bailey. The stone keep was built in 1170, with the stone curtain walls and improved living quarters being added shortly afterwards.

The castle resisted many attempts by the Welsh to take it, but a French force fired the town in 1405 when it landed to support Owain Glyndwr.

The inn may originally have been part of the castle built in c1130 by Bishop Roger of Salisbury, although archaeological investigations have not substantiated this.

Disillusioned with their former masters in Parliament, Poyer and Laugharne, two former Parliamentarian commanders, switched sides during the Civil Wars and held Pembroke Castle for the Royalist cause

Scarborough Castle, on the skyline, once stood 100 ft tall, with walls 12 ft thick; the keep was positioned in such a way so as to command the approach to the causeway leading to the castle.

The castle was constructed by the Welsh in a loop of the river as a 'new castle' in 1240.

Lying alongside the Roman fort 'Brocavum', the castle dates from the 12th century and was held by the Veteripont, and later the Clifford family.

The earliest castle here is thought to have been built by Bernard de Baliol; it featured a ringwork with wooden palisading protected by an outer ditch defence.

By 1818 the prison within the castle was already considered inadequate despite only having been built in 1779 and plans were drawn up for a new prison in the outer ward.

Known today for its massive castle, one of Edward I's chain of fortresses built to subdue the Welsh, this town on the shore of the Menai Strait at the mouth of the River Seiont is now staunchly Welsh-speaking

An earth and timber castle was established here by the Normans in 1110. After several attempts, the Welsh took it in 1165, rebuilt it in stone and held the first Eisteddfod within its walls in 1176.

Coity Castle is roughly two miles to the north-west of Bridgend; a somewhat unusual feature is that the castle was not built on the highest ground on this site - there is higher ground nearby.

CASTLE HILL has a commanding view of both the landward and the seaward approaches, and it was almost certainly the location of an Iron Age Celtic promontory fort.

The first castle at Manorbier was probably a motte and bailey erected by Odo de Barri.

Henry VIII's Pendennis Castle stands proud on the headland which gives shelter to the dock area of one of the great natural harbours of the world.

This, the south gate to the castle keep, is today the main entrance, but it is thought that in the castle's heyday the north gate was the main access.

We are looking over Lancaster and the outer parts of the castle from the higher inner ramparts.

Welsh castles but not necessarily carried out were: Aberystwyth (blown up); Abergavenny (substantial demolition); Caernarvon (make untenable); Cardigan (extensive demoli- tion); Carmarthen (make

At Kyleakin stand the ruins of Castle Moil. It is said that the castle was built by the daughter of one of the Norse kings of the Western Isles.

This view was taken from Castle Hill looking north. The Argyll Hotel continues to attract guests, and the scene today is much as is shown here, except for the fashions and the absence of horses.

A medieval church stood outside the castle walls but it was largely destroyed during the Civil War.

The castle started out as a manor house for the bishops of Chichester, but in 1377 Bishop Rede was given a licence to crenellate (that is, make a castle) to protect the Arun gap from possible French attack