Wales · 11th century
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.
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Caldicot Castle ranks #2,637 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #42 of the 107 mapped in Wales. Founded c. 1100, it is older than 85% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 436 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,522 times in the last 60 days, more than 62% of the atlas. 13 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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