What is recorded here
Cardiff Castle Keep is a castle, fort or tower in Cardiff, Wales. Perhaps stones and shadow are all that remain of the hands which built it. Maybe the keep still holds the shape of the people who turned its thresholds. Imagine a room where forgotten business waits for a living witness.
A named place photographed at this map point in Cardiff.
Built by the Normans in the 11th century, Cardiff Castle Keep was later expanded by the de Clare family and is important as a symbol of medieval power and the historical development of Cardiff as a key stronghold in South Wales.
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Photo: Linda Bailey · CC BY-SA 2.0