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Castell Rhaglan - Raglan Castle

Raglan Castle (Welsh: Castell Rhaglan) is a late medieval castle located just north of the village of Raglan in the county of Monmouthshire, Wales.

The modern castle dates from between the 15th and early 17th-centuries, when the successive ruling families of the Herberts and the Somersets created a luxurious, fortified castle, complete with a large hexagonal keep, known as the Great Tower or the Yellow Tower of Gwent.

Surrounded by parkland, water gardens and terraces, the castle was considered by contemporaries to be the equal of any other in England or Wales.

During the English Civil War the castle was held on behalf of Charles I and was taken by Parliamentary forces in 1646. In the aftermath, the castle was slighted, or deliberately put beyond military use.

After the restoration of Charles II, the Somersets declined to restore the castle. Raglan Castle became first a source of local building materials, then a romantic ruin, and is now a tourist attraction.
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  • Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    View towards the main entrance, gate house range, to the castle from the main entrance.

  • Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    The Great Tower

  • Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    The Great Tower with the gate house range on the right.

  • Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    The Great Tower showing the postern gate leading to the moat which would probably have been stocked with fish.

  • Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    The gate house range viewed from near the Great Tower.

  • Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    The gate house range viewed from near the Great Tower.

  • Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    The bridge linking the Great Tower, left, to the main castle right. This was constructed on the line of the original bridge in 1957.

  • Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    View of the moat. The blocked arch provided access from the lower level moat walk to the park land beyond.

  • Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    The bridge linking the Great Tower, left, to the main castle right. This was constructed on the line of the original bridge in 1957.

  • Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    The bridge linking the Great Tower, left, to the main castle right. This was constructed on the line of the original bridge in 1957.

  • Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    The South Gaye entrance with the bridge linking the castle to the bowling green.

  • Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    The Bowling Green with the south entrance in the back ground.

  • Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    The Great Tower

  • Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    The moat and lower level moat walk.

  • Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    Sprial stairs in the South Gate.

  • Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    The Fountain Court viewed from the South Gate.

  • Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    Loop holes in the castle walls.

  • Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    The Great Tower and Gate House Range.

  • Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    The moat and bridge - note the latrine discharge point lower right.

  • Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    A murder hole, now a window in the Gate House Range.

  • Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    Upward view of the gate way in the Gate House Range.

  • Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    A book sculpture on the steps to the library.

  • Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    The Oriel WIndow of the Great Hall - left viewed from the Pitched Stone Court.

  • Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    Raglan Castle - Castell Rhaglan - Monmouthshire - June 01, 2016

    The Pitched Stone Court, Entrance Porch and well.

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