What is recorded here
Boverton Castle was built in the 13th century by the de Bohun family, a powerful noble lineage in South Wales. It is remembered as a strategic stronghold in the medieval Welsh Marches, reflecting the period's tensions between Norman lords and Welsh princes.
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Photo: Mick Lobb · CC BY-SA 2.0