Castle
Caldicot Castle
WLS Wales
Caldicot Castle (Welsh: Castell Cil-y-coed) is an extensive stone medieval castle in the town of Caldicot, Monmouthshire, in southeast Wales, built near the site of Harold Godwinson's former Saxon castle by the Norman earls of Hereford from about 1100. The castle became a Grade I listed building on 10 June 1953.
It was in the possession of Thomas of Woodstock, a son of King Edward III of England, until his death in 1391, when it reverted to the Crown.
Text adapted from “Caldicot Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caldicot Castle ranks #2,559 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #43 of the 100 mapped in Wales. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,522 times in the last 60 days, more than 59% of the atlas. 12 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Bristol, 19 km away. See how Wales compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Caldicot Castle?
Caldicot Castle stands in Wales, at 51.59318°, -2.74329°.
How famous is Caldicot Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #2,559 of 7,738 worldwide, and #43 in Wales. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Caldicot Castle?
Chepstow Castle, about 7 km away.
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