Cardiff Castle
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cardiff-castle-186-2627500
title:
Cardiff Castle
text:
Cardiff Castle is a medieval castle and Victorian Gothic revival mansion located in the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. The original motte and bailey castle was built in the late 11th century by Norman invaders on top of a 3rd-century Roman fort. The castle was commissioned either by William the Conqueror or by Robert Fitzhamon, and formed the heart of the medieval town of Cardiff and the Marcher Lord territory of Glamorgan. In the 12th century the castle began to be rebuilt in stone, probably by
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Grade I listed castle in Cardiff, Wales
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiff_Castle
date created:
2002-10-20T16:47:30Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T22:25:58Z
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