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CASTLES

We tend to glamourise castles,as having been fun places to live.Mostly,pre-16th century,that wasn't the case.When William and his Norman hordes invaded and took over England,they threw up motte and bailey castles everywhere they went.Firstly,because they were relatively quick to construct,and secondly,because they had to,as they(The Normans) weren't exactly welcome.Castles,in Britain,started as "castellum" or a fortified place.A secure holding in times of strife.As times changed so did requirements,and thus castles changed.Some were fortified all the more,some abandoned altogether,some were remodelled into mansions.More often than not as they were abandoned ,stone robbing took place,leaving only the earthworks,in the form of mounds and ditches,for future generations to ponder over.A large number of castles,in England and Wales,exist now ,only in name,with modern farming methods having removed them from extant existance.Lots are visible now only from aerial photography.And yet,they all helped to fashion the land as we see it today.
see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_castles_in_England
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Summit  remains   of  Cefn-llys  2nd  castle.
Summit remains of Cefn-llys 2nd castle.
The  overgrown  motte  at  Bleddfa.
The overgrown motte at Bleddfa.
Brompton  Mill  castle  mound
Brompton Mill castle mound
Corfham  Castle ,display board
Corfham Castle ,display board
Corfham  Castle / 1
Corfham Castle / 1
Corfham  Castle  / 2
Corfham Castle / 2
Corfham  Castle  / 3
Corfham Castle / 3
Corfton  Motte.
Corfton Motte.
Culmington  castle / 1
Culmington castle / 1
Culmington  Castle / 2
Culmington Castle / 2
Culmington  Castle / 3
Culmington Castle / 3
Culmington  Castle / 4
Culmington Castle / 4
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