Llanblethian Castle;Llanbethian Castle;Cowbridge Castle;St Quintins Castle — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Llanblethian Castle stood in the Vale of Glamorgan from the early twelfth century, beginning as a wood and earth fortification for Herbert de St Quentin before becoming a stone keep. The site changed hands repeatedly, passing from the St Quentin family to Richard Siward, then into the estates of Richard de Clare, who gathered forces there in 1257. Gilbert III de Clare started a great reconstruction in 1312, but death at Bannockburn and later Welsh rebellion interrupted the work. Hugh Despenser received the castle through marriage, lost it during the Marcher Lords’ rebellion, and his line eventually completed the building, with Edward Despenser dying there in 1375.

The National Monuments Record of Wales records Llanblethian Castle;Llanbethian Castle;Cowbridge Castle;St Quintins Castle as Castle from the Medieval period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Llanblethian Castle, also known as Cowbridge Castle, was built in the 13th century by the de Bohun family, who were prominent Marcher lords in Glamorgan. It is remembered as a strategic stronghold in the medieval Welsh Marches and for its later use as a prison during the English Civil War.

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